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CAREER
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$55,080
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
-6.4% (decline)
Most Common Level of Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Career
What Brickmasons and Blockmasons Do
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.
Other Job Titles Brickmasons and Blockmasons May Have
Block Layer, Block Mason, Blockmason, Brick Mason, Brick and Block Mason, Bricklayer, Concrete Finisher, Mason, Masonry Installer, Tender
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
- Construct corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick.
- Apply and smooth mortar or other mixture over work surface.
- Calculate angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
- Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High school diploma or equivalent (46%)
Less than high school diploma
High school diploma or equivalent
Some college, no degree
Other*
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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