Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.
$46,170 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 5%
- 0%
- 95%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 5%. Today's estimate: 5%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 14 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut, shape, and finish rough blocks of building or monumental stone, according to diagrams or patterns.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 18% | 4.2 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Carve designs or figures in full or bas relief on stone, employing knowledge of stone carving techniques and sense of artistry to produce carvings consistent with designers' plans.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 18% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | Stays with people | |
| Drill holes and cut or carve moldings and grooves in stone, according to diagrams and patterns.Done daily by most who do it. | 12% | 2.1 h25 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Guide nozzles over stone, following stencil outlines, or chip along marks to create designs or to work surfaces down to specified finishes.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 h17 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Carve rough designs freehand or by chipping along marks on stone, using mallets and chisels or pneumatic tools.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Remove or add stencils during blasting to create differing cut depths, intricate designs, or rough, pitted finishes.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 1.1 h17 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Lay out designs or dimensions from sketches or blueprints on stone surfaces, freehand or by transferring them from tracing paper, using scribes or chalk and measuring instruments.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Study artistic objects or graphic materials, such as models, sketches, or blueprints, to plan carving or cutting techniques.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min13 min to 1.3 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Load sandblasting equipment with abrasives, attach nozzles to hoses, and turn valves to admit compressed air and activate jets.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Smooth surfaces of carvings, using rubbing stones.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 2% | 1.1 h17 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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