Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, and storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
Erect scaffolding
or other installation structures.
Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, and/or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean and prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, and metal wire anchors.
Remove excess grout and residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.
Select or locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
Transport materials, tools, and machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, and grouting materials.
Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures according to installation or material requirements.
Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces.
Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
Arrange and store materials, machines, tools, and equipment.
Building and Construction -- Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Mechanical -- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Dynamic Strength -- The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Wrist-Finger Speed -- The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
Assisting and Caring for Others -- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Controlling Machines and Processes -- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.