Occupational Employment Statistics
47-3011 Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Construction laborers who do not primarily assist brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons or tile and marble setters are classified under "Construction Laborers" (47-2061). Apprentice workers are classified with the appropriate skilled construction trade occupation (47-2011 through 47-2231).
- Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
- Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.
- Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
- Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
- Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
- Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
- Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
- Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
- Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
- Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.