Careers / Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$47,550
United States, 2025
Employment
14,170
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 47-3011.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,230
25th percentile
$40,100
75th percentile
$57,980
90th percentile
$70,080
Most important skills
- Coordination3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Time Management3.0
- Monitoring3.0
- Operation and Control3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9
- Active Listening2.9
- Troubleshooting2.8
- Social Perceptiveness2.8
- Speaking2.8
- Operations Monitoring2.8
- Complex Problem Solving2.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 5 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
5
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.5 | Not selected | 2.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble SettersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $77,990 | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | $76,180 | 150 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $70,080 | 690 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $65,870 | 190 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | $64,400 | 150 | 2025 |
| MO | $63,720 | 240 | 2025 |
| NY | $62,020 | 890 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $61,420 | 150 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $61,020 | 30 | 2025 |
| HI | $61,020 | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | $61,020 | 410 | 2025 |
| WI | $59,390 | 140 | 2025 |
| IA | $59,220 | 60 | 2025 |
| CT | $59,080 | 430 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,000 | 340 | 2025 |
| PA | $58,930 | 90 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $58,580 | 30 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $57,980 | 110 | 2025 |
| OH | $57,410 | 500 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $57,410 | 100 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.