Stonemasons, Stone Cutters, Splitters and Carvers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Stonemasons, Stone Cutters, Splitters and Carvers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7113) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Granite Cutter
  • Stone Carver
  • Stone Cutter
  • Stone polish (hand or hand-powered tools)
8European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
5countries report a surplus
407open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
7113ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 8 European countries reported a shortage of stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Norway. 5 reported a surplus: Austria, Czechia, Finland, Greece and Hungary.

Pay in the UK for this job

£33,938median gross pay a year, full-time
£653median gross pay a week, full-time

UK occupation used: Stonemasons and related trades (SOC 2020 code 5312). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 7113 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.

Small sample: the ONS quality measure (coefficient of variation) is annual figure 11%, weekly figure 11%. ONS advises using estimates like this with caution.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

See the ONS earnings tables by occupation

UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

Only in some casesGOV.UK level: Medium Skilled
£33,400standard going rate a year
£28,500lower going rate a year

This occupation (UK code 5312, Stonemasons and related trades) is a medium-skilled job. GOV.UK says a new visa for a medium-skilled job is usually possible only if the job is on the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List, with their own conditions; some people extending a visa they already hold have different rules. Check both lists before applying. GOV.UK says the lower going rate applies if you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa in certain occupations, or got the certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker visa before 4 April 2024 and have held one ever since. Going rates are for a 37.5-hour week and are pro-rated for other hours. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 7113 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.

This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.

Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.

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Latest stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

Germany

402 open ads
  • Stonemason /Stone Sculptor
    German title: Steinmetz / Steinbildhauer
    Job2Top GmbH · Wuppertal · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Stonemason
    German title: Steinmetz
    Tempton Personaldienstleistungen GmbH NL Kamen · Bergkamen · Posted 2026-10-01
  • Stonemason
    German title: Steinmetz
    Tempton Personaldienstleistungen NL Riesa gew · Hartha bei Döbeln · Posted 2026-10-01
  • Stonemason
    German title: Steinmetz
    OPTIPER GmbH - Niederlassung Meiningen · Meiningen · Posted 2026-09-30
  • Stonemason
    German title: Steinmetz
    Form und Farbe Ehmann GmbH · Fürth, Bayern · Posted 2026-10-06
  • Stonemason
    German title: Steinmetz
    Schmalz Natursteine und Fliesen GmbH · Lauterbach (Hessen) · Posted 2026-09-29

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

Sweden

5 open ads

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BelgiumShortageNot yet verifiedBrussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€683 a monthSofia: €650
CroatiaShortage€1,092 a month *Zagreb: €1,050
DenmarkShortage€4,885 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
FranceShortage€2,305 a month *Paris: €1,550
GermanyShortage€3,095 a monthBerlin: €1,350
ItalyShortage€2,220 a month *Rome: €1,300
NorwayShortage€4,565 a monthOslo: €2,000
AustriaSurplus€3,048 a month *Vienna: €1,250
CzechiaSurplus€1,370 a monthPrague: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€3,362 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GreeceSurplus€1,475 a month *Athens: €1,150
HungarySurplus€1,088 a month *Budapest: €910

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all craft and related trades workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers do

Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers cut and shape hard and soft stone blocks and slabs for the construction and maintenance of stone structures and monumental masonry, and carve designs and figures in stone.

Typical tasks

  • Driving wedges into quarried stone to break it into slabs or blocks
  • Selecting and grading slabs and blocks of granite, marble, and other stone
  • Cutting, shaping and finishing building and monumental stone such as granite or marble using hand tools or hand-held power tools
  • Making patterns and marking shapes on stone for subsequent sawing, planing, drilling and other dressing and cutting operations
  • Cutting and carving characters, figures or designs on stone blocks used for monuments or memorials
  • Setting stone in the erection of monuments and memorials
  • Repairing and replacing stonework on old buildings, churches and monuments

Finding stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Stone Cutter".
  • Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
  • If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.

Cost of living where the jobs are

Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:

About this data

  • Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
  • Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
  • Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group. United Kingdom, closest UK occupation: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (median pay of full-time employees).
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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