Stonemason
Shortage Now
States / territories with a shortage signal
Why this shortage: Retention gap
Snapshot
Median salary
A$87,800
Full-time annual
People employed
4,800
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
Shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Cuts and shapes hard and soft stone blocks and masonry slabs to construct and renovate stone structures, kitchen benchtops and monumental masonry.
Specialisations
Skills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Studies plans and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
- Measures, marks dimensions, outlines, splits, cuts, shapes and finishes stone blocks and masonry slabs using hand tools and machinery
- Sets out and cuts letters and designs into stone
- Lays stone blocks and large masonry slabs to construct structures such as walls, arches and pillars, ensuring they are level and plumb
- Constructs and installs stone construction elements such as benchtops and splashbacks
- Assesses damage to and repairs stonework, including on old or heritage buildings and monuments
- May design, cut and install monumental masonry
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
21%
Female rate
1%
Median age
38
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+5%
1,390 projected jobs
to 2035
+10%
2,608 projected jobs
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OSCA skill level 3
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Registration or licensing
Registration or licensing may be required.
Official VET pathways
Certificate III in Stonemasonry
Occupation ready
Certificate II in Construction Pathways
Pre-vocational
Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying
Transferable skills
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
22
ACT · May 2026
1
VIC · May 2026
15
NT · May 2026
1
SA · May 2026
4
NSW · May 2026
23
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Stonemason.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Perth - North West
1,773 estimated employed
- 1
Perth - North West
1,773 employed
WA
+7.32%
year on year
- 2
Melbourne - South East
1,266 employed
VIC
+22.91%
year on year
- 3
Perth - South East
1,175 employed
WA
-3.37%
year on year
- 4
Melbourne - North East
1,031 employed
VIC
+13.8%
year on year
- 5
Gold Coast
895 employed
QLD
+15.04%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
3,975
Moved in from another occupation
615
Moved to another occupation
490
Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 371132
- Last updated
- Refresh pending
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · OSCA 2024 — Jobs and Skills Australia
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- Work profile, state distribution and education: JSA Occupation Profiles (ANZSCO mapped).
- Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
- Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
- Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
- Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
- Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.
Data confidence: estimate.