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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.7 - using hand tools S6.7.3 - smoothing surfaces of objects or equipment Polish stone by hand
Description
Polish by hand the stone parts which cannot be polished by a machine, rubbing it with abrasive blocks.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- StonemasonStonemasons build stone walls and set stone exteriors and floors. They work with two types of stone: natural-cut stone, such as marble, granite, and limestone; and artificial stone…
Optional for
- Stone planerStone planers operate and maintain planing machines that are used for stone blocks and slabs finishing. They manipulate the stone and ensure that the required parameters are accord…
- Stone polisherStone polishers operate grinding and polishing tools and equipment in order to smooth stones. Duties Stone polishers typically do the following: Place the blocks or slates on work …
Related skills
- Types of stone for working
- Mark stone workpieces
- Operate grinding hand tools
- Polish stone surfaces
- Maintain equipment
- Prepare stone for smoothing
- Inspect stone surface
- Keep records of work progress
- Quality standards
- Pack stone products
- Set up the controller of a machine
- Perform test run
Last updated on February 19, 2026
