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
Southwest Minnesota 13026$25.73/hr$0.93/hr$18.63/hr$21.59/hr$25.02/hr$30.11/hr$34.66/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
Construction120$25.08/hr
Other Regional Data For Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,500 $32.99/hr 3.5%
Central Minnesota 300 $30.66/hr 5.3%
Southwest Minnesota 130 $25.02/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 100 $26.48/hr 4.0%
Northeast Minnesota 90 $31.68/hr 5.3%
Northwest Minnesota 80 $28.29/hr 3.7%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Carpenters1,390$22.49/hr1.4%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers120$18.53/hrN/A
Tile and Marble SettersN/AN/AN/A
StonemasonsN/AN/A-5.9%
Fence ErectorsN/AN/AN/A
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble SettersN/A$18.32/hrN/A
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Brickmasons and Blockmasons