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Stonemasons: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Stonemasons, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,500 hours, for STONEMASON (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| MONUMENT SETTER (Const) | 0352 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| STONEMASON | 0540 | Hybrid: 4,500 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 6,000 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What stonemasons earn, by state
Wisconsin has the highest state median for stonemasons ($82,740) and Mississippi the lowest ($40,700), across the 31 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $82,740 | $39.78 | 70 |
| Nevada | $79,600 | $38.27 | 220 |
| Washington | $78,010 | $37.50 | 350 |
| Massachusetts | $69,610 | $33.47 | Not published |
| New Jersey | $66,210 | $31.83 | Not published |
| Vermont | $65,950 | $31.71 | 80 |
| Rhode Island | $62,510 | $30.05 | Not published |
| Montana | $61,040 | $29.35 | 160 |
| Maine | $60,980 | $29.32 | 230 |
| California | $60,930 | $29.29 | 1,250 |
| Minnesota | $60,510 | $29.09 | Not published |
| Michigan | $59,160 | $28.44 | 130 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,060 | $28.39 | 160 |
| Florida | $58,980 | $28.35 | Not published |
| New Hampshire | $57,600 | $27.69 | 40 |
| Kansas | $57,550 | $27.67 | 90 |
| North Carolina | $52,760 | $25.37 | Not published |
| Colorado | $49,630 | $23.86 | 240 |
| Utah | $49,260 | $23.68 | Not published |
| Ohio | $48,820 | $23.47 | 150 |
| Virginia | $48,550 | $23.34 | Not published |
| New York | $46,980 | $22.59 | Not published |
| Tennessee | $46,830 | $22.51 | 140 |
| Indiana | $45,870 | $22.05 | 140 |
| Texas | $45,790 | $22.02 | 420 |
| Maryland | $44,280 | $21.29 | 250 |
| Missouri | $43,880 | $21.10 | 200 |
| Alabama | $42,210 | $20.29 | 90 |
| Arizona | $42,130 | $20.25 | 270 |
| Oklahoma | $40,930 | $19.68 | Not published |
| Mississippi | $40,700 | $19.57 | 60 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).