A professional who operates sandblasting equipment to cut inscriptions and decorative designs on monumental stone. Responsibilities include:

• Dumps abrasive into mixing chamber of sandblasting equipment.
• Turns valve to admit compressed air into mixing chamber.
• Selects sandblasting nozzle according to size of lettering or intricacy of design and attaches nozzle to hose leading from mixing chamber.
• Moves lever or turns valve to jet abrasive through nozzle.
• Guides nozzle back and forth over stone surface following stencil outline to cut inscription or design in stone.
• Verifies work by measuring or estimating depth of cut as sandblasting progresses, using rule or employing experience in sandblasting.
• Removes parts of stencil or adds stencil during blasting to create differences in depth of cuts and intricate designs.
• May shape (or carve) designs in stone, using sandblasting equipment.
• May sandblast stone without stencil to produce rough, pitted finish.
• May operate portable equipment to sandblast letters and designs on stone at cemetery sites.
• May cut stencils preparatory to sandblasting.
• May operate machine that automatically moves sandblasting nozzle back and forth over stencilled stone.