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Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
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.
Median pay
$47,550
Growth to 2035
−12%
declining
Openings a year
1,100
Time to qualify*
1 month
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- No formal educational credential
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Prior experience
- None
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What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Hazardous conditions
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters: 24% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
- Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
- Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
- Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
- Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
- Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
- Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
- Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors.
Also called: Bricklayer Apprentice · Bricklayer Helper · Helper · Hod Carrier · Marble Helper · Mason Apprentice · Mason Assistant · Mason Tender
Outlook and AI
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters held 14,100 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 12,500 by 2035 (−12%, declining; all jobs: +3.5%).
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