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Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters Career, Salary and Skills

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $47,550 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 14,170. Wage data is published for 90 locations.

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Occupation description

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

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Experience

None

National salary and employment

Median annual

$47,550

Hourly median

$22.86

Employment

14,170

Data year

2025

National salary distribution

$36,230
10th
$40,100
25th
$47,550
Median
$57,980
75th
$70,080
90th

Top skills

SkillImportanceLevel
Critical Thinking3.002.38
Coordination3.003.12
Time Management3.002.50
Operation and Control3.002.38
Monitoring3.002.62
Judgment and Decision Making2.882.38
Active Listening2.882.25
Social Perceptiveness2.752.25
Operations Monitoring2.752.50
Speaking2.752.00
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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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Technology

  • Autodesk Revit
  • Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Construction Management Software ProEst
  • CPR Visual Estimator
  • Daystar iStructural.com
  • EasyCAD Iris 2D
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Measure Square FloorEstimate Pro
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
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Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters salary by location

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.