DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Excludes “Stonemasons" (47-2022). Installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units are classified in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 10 - Southeast	30	9	$31.63/hr	$2.70/hr	$18.23/hr	$29.82/hr	$32.70/hr	$35.57/hr	$40.57/hr
Minnesota	1,100	173	$30.69/hr	$1.04/hr	$19.61/hr	$28.38/hr	$32.10/hr	$35.21/hr	$39.50/hr
U S	57,090	1,370	$24.45/hr	$0.24/hr	$14.06/hr	$17.49/hr	$22.54/hr	$30.04/hr	$37.83/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Brickmasons and Blockmasons Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Construction 90 $32.70/hr

Other Regional Data For Brickmasons and Blockmasons Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 600 $32.62/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 90 $33.73/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 80 $27.68/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 70 $32.17/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 30 $33.09/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 30 $32.70/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 30 $20.63/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 9 - South Central N/A $23.55/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Carpenters	1,190	$20.04/hr	N/A
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	30	$20.83/hr	N/A
Tile and Marble Setters	30	$23.14/hr	N/A

• Lays and aligns bricks, blocks, or tiles to build or repair structures or high temperature equipment, such as cupola, kilns, ovens, or furnaces.
• Applies and smoothes mortar or other mixture over work surface and removes excess, using trowel and hand tools.
• Measures distance from reference points and marks guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
• Examines brickwork or structure to determine need for repair.
• Fastens or fuses brick or other building material to structure with wire clamps, anchor holes, torch, or cement.
• Cleans working surface to remove scale, dust, soot, or chips of brick and mortar, using broom, wire brush, or scrapper.
• Sprays or spreads refractory material over brickwork to protect against deterioration.
• Removes burned or damaged brick or mortar, using sledgehammer, crowbar, chipping gun, or chisel.
• Breaks or cuts bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using edge of trowel, hammer, or power saw.
• Mixes specified amount of sand, clay, dirt, or mortar powder with water to form refractory mixture.
• Calculates angles and courses and determines vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.