NYC Hired: Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Prospects: Very Favorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth

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).

Current openings

Adobe Layer 9

Number of positions

2012: 3,440 2014: 3,650

Annual job postings

New: 110 Replacement: 70
(Total: 180)

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$41,570
($19/hour)

Middle:
$77,310
($37/hour)

Up to:
$88,090
($42/hour)

Average:
$72,580
($34/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
High school diploma or equivalent

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Apprenticeship

Education level achieved by workers

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.