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. Installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units are classified in ?Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers? (37-3011). Excludes ?Stonemasons? (47-2022).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,150	387	$31.34/hr	$1.19/hr	$19.40/hr	$24.72/hr	$31.45/hr	$37.41/hr	$43.34/hr
U S	60,650	1,456	$27.55/hr	$0.28/hr	$16.09/hr	$20.25/hr	$25.91/hr	$32.37/hr	$42.62/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 2,110 $31.51/hr

Other Regional Data For Brickmasons and Blockmasons Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 2,150 $31.45/hr 3.9% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,620 $33.06/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,500 $32.99/hr 3.5% Central Minnesota 300 $30.66/hr 5.3% Fargo ND-MN MSA 150 $28.20/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 130 $25.02/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 100 $26.48/hr 4.0% Northeast Minnesota 90 $31.68/hr 5.3% Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 90 $25.30/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 80 $28.29/hr 3.7% Duluth MN-WI MSA 80 N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State 80 $28.14/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 80 $28.13/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 60 $21.86/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 20 $28.33/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A $28.86/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Carpenters	18,330	$26.43/hr	4.4%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	1,070	$32.59/hr	5.8%
Tile and Marble Setters	650	$23.26/hr	9.7%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	300	$26.93/hr	N/A
Fence Erectors	290	$19.25/hr	5.0%
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	280	$35.23/hr	4.9%
Stonemasons	100	$18.60/hr	-3.8%

• 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.