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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
47-2021 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. Excludes "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units are classified in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
64,370 |
2.5 % |
$25.69 |
$53,440 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$14.46 |
$18.07 |
$23.68 |
$30.82 |
$40.43 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$30,070 |
$37,590 |
$49,250 |
$64,110 |
$84,100 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
51,410 |
6.08 |
$24.67 |
$51,310 |
Nonresidential Building Construction |
3,460 |
0.46 |
$30.03 |
$62,450 |
Building Finishing Contractors |
2,450 |
0.32 |
$32.95 |
$68,540 |
Residential Building Construction |
2,370 |
0.33 |
$33.27 |
$69,210 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
1,520 |
0.24 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
51,410 |
6.08 |
$24.67 |
$51,310 |
Nonresidential Building Construction |
3,460 |
0.46 |
$30.03 |
$62,450 |
Residential Building Construction |
2,370 |
0.33 |
$33.27 |
$69,210 |
Building Finishing Contractors |
2,450 |
0.32 |
$32.95 |
$68,540 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
1,520 |
0.24 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
(8) |
(8) |
$38.10 |
$79,240 |
Residential Building Construction |
2,370 |
0.33 |
$33.27 |
$69,210 |
Building Finishing Contractors |
2,450 |
0.32 |
$32.95 |
$68,540 |
Local Government (OES Designation) |
420 |
0.01 |
$31.45 |
$65,410 |
Nonresidential Building Construction |
3,460 |
0.46 |
$30.03 |
$62,450 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York |
6,300 |
0.69 |
1.51 |
$35.57 |
$73,990 |
Florida |
4,640 |
0.56 |
1.23 |
$17.29 |
$35,960 |
California |
4,550 |
0.28 |
0.62 |
$29.10 |
$60,530 |
Texas |
3,740 |
0.32 |
0.69 |
$21.04 |
$43,770 |
Pennsylvania |
3,150 |
0.55 |
1.20 |
$26.36 |
$54,820 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Utah |
1,390 |
1.01 |
2.20 |
$19.14 |
$39,820 |
South Dakota |
340 |
0.81 |
1.76 |
$25.26 |
$52,540 |
Wyoming |
210 |
0.77 |
1.69 |
$26.18 |
$54,450 |
Maryland |
1,980 |
0.75 |
1.64 |
$20.91 |
$43,490 |
Virginia |
2,580 |
0.69 |
1.50 |
$23.07 |
$47,980 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Massachusetts |
1,650 |
0.48 |
1.04 |
$37.28 |
$77,540 |
New York |
6,300 |
0.69 |
1.51 |
$35.57 |
$73,990 |
Illinois |
2,860 |
0.48 |
1.06 |
$35.31 |
$73,430 |
Washington |
990 |
0.32 |
0.71 |
$35.18 |
$73,180 |
Minnesota |
1,300 |
0.46 |
1.01 |
$33.36 |
$69,390 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,350 |
0.66 |
1.44 |
$34.32 |
$71,380 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,570 |
0.43 |
0.94 |
$35.90 |
$74,680 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
1,450 |
0.58 |
1.27 |
$24.10 |
$50,130 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,220 |
0.67 |
1.47 |
$39.03 |
$81,180 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,180 |
0.87 |
1.89 |
$29.09 |
$60,510 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,100 |
0.82 |
1.78 |
$21.38 |
$44,480 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,020 |
0.35 |
0.76 |
$23.10 |
$48,040 |
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
1,010 |
0.79 |
1.72 |
$48.04 |
$99,930 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
990 |
0.52 |
1.13 |
$34.99 |
$72,790 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
910 |
0.67 |
1.47 |
$31.84 |
$66,220 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Homosassa Springs, FL |
90 |
2.86 |
6.25 |
$15.66 |
$32,560 |
New Bedford, MA |
130 |
2.11 |
4.60 |
$36.32 |
$75,550 |
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
80 |
1.80 |
3.93 |
$26.96 |
$56,070 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
390 |
1.77 |
3.86 |
$18.80 |
$39,100 |
Waco, TX |
200 |
1.74 |
3.79 |
$19.58 |
$40,740 |
Peoria, IL |
290 |
1.69 |
3.69 |
(8) |
(8) |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
210 |
1.61 |
3.51 |
$21.54 |
$44,800 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
210 |
1.49 |
3.25 |
$17.72 |
$36,870 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
300 |
1.43 |
3.11 |
$18.55 |
$38,590 |
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
390 |
1.40 |
3.04 |
$14.73 |
$30,630 |
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