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).

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
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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

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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

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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