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.
At a Glance
Brickmasons and Blockmasons earns a median of $60,800/yr with +3.2% projected growth. Typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent. Top skills: Building and Construction, Microsoft Windows, Intuit QuickBooks.
$60,800/yr
+3.2%
6
High school diploma or equivalent
Skills & Requirements
Knowledge (3)
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Abilities (11)
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Technology (4)
Work Activities (21)
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Careers with Overlapping Skills
These occupations share the most skills. A career transition between them means many of your skills transfer directly.
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Construction and Extraction · 189 shared skills
Cost Estimators
Business and Financial Operations · 187 shared skills
Carpenters
Construction and Extraction · 187 shared skills
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Construction and Extraction · 187 shared skills
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
Business and Financial Operations · 187 shared skills
Stonemasons
Construction and Extraction · 187 shared skills
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Business and Financial Operations · 187 shared skills
Office Clerks, General
Office and Administrative Support · 186 shared skills
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