DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2021 Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 7W- Central 20043$29.10/hr$1.55/hr$20.29/hr$23.50/hr$28.10/hr$32.86/hr$42.31/hr
Minnesota 2,150387$31.34/hr$1.19/hr$19.40/hr$24.72/hr$31.45/hr$37.41/hr$43.34/hr
U S 60,6501,456$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction200$28.04/hr
Other Regional Data For Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,500 $32.99/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 200 $28.10/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 110 $24.84/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 100 $26.48/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 90 $31.68/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 70 $37.73/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 60 $28.27/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Carpenters1,350$26.59/hrN/A
Tile and Marble Setters60$22.77/hrN/A
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersN/AN/AN/A
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble SettersN/AN/AN/A
Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersN/AN/AN/A
StonemasonsN/AN/AN/A
Fence ErectorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Brickmasons and Blockmasons