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Refractory Mason

OFO Code: 641303

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
641303
Occupation
Refractory Mason
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
Unit group
6413 · Stonemasons, Stone Cutters, Splitters and Carvers

Official description
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.

Trade occupation in the OFO source

More official OFO detail
  • Repairing and replacing stonework on old buildings, churches and monuments
  • Making patterns and marking shapes on stone for subsequent sawing, planning, drilling and other dressing and cutting operations
  • 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 by using hand or hand-powered tools
  • Setting stone in the erection of monuments and memorials
  • Driving wedges into quarried stone to break it into slabs or blocks
  • Cutting and carving characters, figures or designs on stone blocks used for monuments or memorials

2. Demand status

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