SOC 47-3011.00

    Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

    Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill.

    Median pay
    $47,550
    Growth
    -11.7%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    1,100
    Typical education
    No formal credential

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $36,230
    Median
    $47,550
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $70,080
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    14,170 people work in this occupation.

    What helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    100 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    6 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    10 / 100
    Social (S)
    15 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    0 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    39 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Handling and Moving Objects
    86
    Getting Information
    82
    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    81
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    77
    Performing General Physical Activities
    76
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    75
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    74
    Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
    73
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    70
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    69
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Coordination
    • Critical Thinking
    • Monitoring
    • Operation and Control
    • Time Management
    • Active Listening
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Speaking

    Knowledge

    • Building and Construction
    • Mechanical
    • Design
    • Mathematics
    • English Language
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Production and Processing
    • Chemistry
    • Administration and Management
    • Customer and Personal Service

    Abilities

    • Trunk Strength
    • Multilimb Coordination
    • Static Strength
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Near Vision
    • Extent Flexibility
    • Far Vision
    • Manual Dexterity
    • Information Ordering
    • Visualization

    Work styles

    • Dependability
    • Attention to Detail
    • Cooperation
    • Cautiousness
    • Perseverance
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Integrity
    • Humility
    • Self-Control
    • Achievement Orientation

    Also called

    Boring Machine Operator Helper · Brick Carrier · Brick Cleaner · Brick Mason Helper · Brick Tender · Brick Washer · Bricklayer Apprentice · Bricklayer Helper · Bricklayer Tender · Ceramic Tile Installation Helper

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

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    Certifications

    Core certifications employers recognise for this work.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.