Brickmasons and Blockmasons
SOC 47-2021 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $70,921per year
- Projected openings
- 4,180
- Projected change
- +5.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Active Listening
- Operations Monitoring
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $84,175 | 290 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $82,032 | 20 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $79,788 | 150 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $79,068 | 30 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $78,110 | 130 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $77,441 | 490 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $76,113 | 70 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $72,799 | 210 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $67,961 | 320 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $64,450 | 40 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $64,234 | 90 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $62,281 | 660 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $62,165 | 300 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $50,779
- A quarter earn under
- $60,321
- Half earn under
- $70,921
- Three quarters earn under
- $81,736
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $111,131
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | $50,933 | 3,310 | -8.1% |
| Tile and Stone Setters | $60,475 | 8,880 | +9.9% |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | $64,399 | 20,640 | +3.1% |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | $62,868 | 4,590 | +8.5% |
| Carpenters | $77,977 | 110,410 | +6.4% |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | $50,163 | 2,690 | +3.1% |
Programs that train for this job — 3
Masonry Industry Training Assoc. (MITA)
Masonry Industry Training Assoc. (MITA) · Sun Valley · $0
BAC 3 JATEC Brick Pre-Apprentice Program
Bricklayers and Allied Crafts Local 3 JATEC · Tracy · $0
Construction Management Certificate Program
Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park · $2,700