# Brickmasons and Blockmasons

> 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 47-2021.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Block Layer
- Brick and Block Mason
- Bricklayer
- Mason
- Block Mason
- Blockmason
- Brick Mason
- Masonry Installer
- Tender
- Adobe Layer
- Block Paver
- Bottom Liner

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels. | Core | 4.A.1.b.3.a |
| 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. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.a |
| Apply and smooth mortar or other mixture over work surface. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.am |
| Calculate angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses. | Core | 4.A.2.b.6.b |
| Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.l |
| Interpret blueprints and drawings to determine specifications and to calculate the materials required. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.b |
| Remove excess mortar with trowels and hand tools, and finish mortar joints with jointing tools, for a sealed, uniform appearance. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.e |
| Fasten or fuse brick or other building material to structure with wire clamps, anchor holes, torch, or cement. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.a |
| Clean working surface to remove scale, dust, soot, or chips of brick and mortar, using broom, wire brush, or scraper. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, dirt, or mortar powder with water to form refractory mixtures. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.a |
| Examine brickwork or structure to determine need for repair. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Lay and align bricks, blocks, or tiles to build or repair structures or high temperature equipment, such as cupola, kilns, ovens, or furnaces. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.2.a |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Use drone technology to inspect and assess the condition of tall structures. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Install masonry materials. | 4.A.3.a.2.a |
| Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly. | 4.A.1.b.3.a |
| Mark reference points on construction materials. | 4.A.3.a.2.ao |
| Plan layout of construction, installation, or repairs. | 4.A.2.b.6.b |
| Cut tile, stone, or other masonry materials. | 4.A.3.a.2.l |
| Remove excess materials from finished construction projects. | 4.A.3.a.1.e |
| Apply mortar. | 4.A.3.a.2.am |
| Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements. | 4.A.1.a.1.b |
| Estimate materials requirements for projects. | 4.A.2.b.1.h |
| Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities. | 4.A.3.a.1.a |
| Inspect work sites to determine condition or necessary repairs. | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Clean surfaces in preparation for work activities. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Align masonry materials. | 4.A.3.a.2.ao |
| Remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas. | 4.A.3.a.1.e |
| Apply sealants or other protective coatings. | 4.A.3.a.2.ag |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Building and Construction | knowledge | 4.76 |
| Trunk Strength | ability | 4 |
| Extent Flexibility | ability | 3.88 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3.75 |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3.75 |
| Static Strength | ability | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.75 |
| Visualization | ability | 3.62 |
| Multilimb Coordination | ability | 3.62 |
| Dynamic Strength | ability | 3.62 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.46 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.26 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.25 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3.25 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 3.15 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Production and Processing | knowledge | 3.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.12 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | ability | 3.12 |
| Design | knowledge | 3.11 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.02 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.01 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3 |
| Operations Monitoring | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Quality Control Analysis | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3 |
| Control Precision | ability | 3 |
| Stamina | ability | 3 |
| Gross Body Coordination | ability | 3 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Project Management Software | Specialized Skill |
| Accounting Software | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Accounting software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Construction Management Software ProEst | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| CPR Visual Estimator | Project management software | no | no |
| Daystar iStructural.com | Project management software | no | no |
| Estimating software | Project management software | no | no |
| RISA Technologies RISA-3D | Computer aided design CAD software | no | no |
| Tradesman's Software Master Estimator | Project management software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 5 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 4.97 |
| Spend Time Standing | 4.86 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 4.59 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 4.56 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 4.54 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 4.42 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.37 |
| Physical Proximity | 4.31 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.27 |
| Exposed to High Places | 4.27 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 4.15 |
| Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | 4.15 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.13 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.12 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 4.11 |
| Time Pressure | 4.08 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.04 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.98 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.97 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 3.96 |
| Contact With Others | 3.92 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.74 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.66 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.64 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 3.61 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 3.55 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.53 |
| Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | 3.51 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 3.4 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 3.39 |
| Level of Competition | 3.36 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.35 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.25 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 3.2 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.13 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.06 |
| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | 3.05 |
| In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment | 3.04 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 3.02 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma | 70.42 |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 13.48 |
| Some College Courses | 13.38 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 2.71 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 6.95 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 6.58 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.82 |
| Construction/Woodwork | specific_interest_area | 2.81 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.3 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 2.21 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 2.11 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 2.02 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 1.94 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 1.67 |
| Mechanics/Electronics | specific_interest_area | 1.59 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 1.56 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 1.4 |
| Perseverance | work_style | 1.37 |
| Applied Arts and Design | specific_interest_area | 1.32 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 1.26 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 47-3011.00 | role-47-3011-00 | Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | Primary-Short |
| 49-9045.00 | role-49-9045-00 | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons | Primary-Short |
| 47-2022.00 | role-47-2022-00 | Stonemasons | Primary-Short |
| 47-2044.00 | role-47-2044-00 | Tile and Stone Setters | Primary-Short |
| 47-2051.00 | role-47-2051-00 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | Primary-Short |
| 47-2053.00 | role-47-2053-00 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | Primary-Long |
| 47-2031.00 | role-47-2031-00 | Carpenters | Primary-Long |
| 47-2042.00 | role-47-2042-00 | Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | Primary-Long |
| 47-2131.00 | role-47-2131-00 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | Primary-Long |
| 47-2061.00 | role-47-2061-00 | Construction Laborers | Primary-Long |
| 47-2161.00 | role-47-2161-00 | Plasterers and Stucco Masons | Supplemental |
| 47-2081.00 | role-47-2081-00 | Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Construction | construction |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Construction Trades | construction-trades |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 60800
- **Mean Wage:** 65390
- **Pct10Wage:** 41330
- **Pct25Wage:** 49430
- **Pct75Wage:** 77290
- **Pct90Wage:** 95560
- **Employment:** 53520
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 50650 | 61030 | 17.97 |
| 238140 | 238140 | Masonry Contractors | National industry | 40330 | 60860 | 809.1 |
| 238110 | 238110 | Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | National industry | 1050 | 49200 | 11.69 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 730 | 54340 | 0.23 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 620 | 55040 | 0.14 |
| 238310 | 238310 | Drywall and Insulation Contractors | National industry | 490 | 52370 | 5.75 |
| 238220 | 238220 | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | National industry | 330 | 107470 | 0.75 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 290 | 57040 | 0.05 |
| 238290 | 238290 | Other Building Equipment Contractors | National industry | 130 | 75860 | 2.44 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 130 | 58530 | 0.03 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 120 | 55540 | 0.06 |
| 238160 | 238160 | Roofing Contractors | National industry | 40 | 82890 |  |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 238140 | 238140 | Masonry Contractors | National industry | 40330 | 809.1 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 50650 | 17.97 |
| 238110 | 238110 | Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | National industry | 1050 | 11.69 |
| 238310 | 238310 | Drywall and Insulation Contractors | National industry | 490 | 5.75 |
| 238290 | 238290 | Other Building Equipment Contractors | National industry | 130 | 2.44 |
| 238220 | 238220 | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | National industry | 330 | 0.75 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 730 | 0.23 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 620 | 0.14 |
- **Count:** 16

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.82 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -1.75434 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -1.527488 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -1.606938 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 14
- **Percentile:** 10
- **Band:** Low
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | felten_aioe |
| 11 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 30 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -1.75434 | 2 | Low | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.07692307692307693 | 11 | Low | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.09810674769418859 | 30 | Low | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.82
- **Percentile:** 66
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0
- **Beta:** 0.038461538461538464
- **Gamma:** 0.07692307692307693

### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 3.2
- **Growth Percentile:** 54
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 5.6
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 52
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 74.1
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 76.4

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 14
- **Skills:** 35
- **Capabilities:** 116
- **Tools:** 10
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** b667d6d3b2a05cb4