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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 63,930 |
2.3 % |
$26.17 |
$54,430 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.10 |
$19.09 |
$24.49 |
$30.84 |
$40.52 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$31,400 |
$39,710 |
$50,950 |
$64,140 |
$84,270 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
49,990 |
5.48 |
$25.23 |
$52,470 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
3,450 |
0.43 |
$32.60 |
$67,810 |
| Residential Building Construction |
2,460 |
0.32 |
$31.79 |
$66,120 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
2,220 |
0.27 |
$28.40 |
$59,070 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
1,820 |
0.27 |
$27.86 |
$57,950 |
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 |
49,990 |
5.48 |
$25.23 |
$52,470 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
3,450 |
0.43 |
$32.60 |
$67,810 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
260 |
0.32 |
$28.41 |
$59,090 |
| Residential Building Construction |
2,460 |
0.32 |
$31.79 |
$66,120 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
1,820 |
0.27 |
$27.86 |
$57,950 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
5,600 |
0.60 |
1.35 |
$37.28 |
$77,540 |
| Florida |
4,520 |
0.53 |
1.19 |
$18.61 |
$38,710 |
| Texas |
4,030 |
0.33 |
0.75 |
$22.32 |
$46,420 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,560 |
0.61 |
1.38 |
$26.30 |
$54,710 |
| California |
3,340 |
0.20 |
0.44 |
$28.79 |
$59,880 |
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 |
2,270 |
1.56 |
3.54 |
$19.14 |
$39,820 |
| Montana |
380 |
0.82 |
1.86 |
$21.84 |
$45,420 |
| Maryland |
2,030 |
0.76 |
1.71 |
$24.11 |
$50,150 |
| Virginia |
2,880 |
0.75 |
1.70 |
$21.80 |
$45,350 |
| South Dakota |
290 |
0.68 |
1.53 |
$25.01 |
$52,020 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
5,600 |
0.60 |
1.35 |
$37.28 |
$77,540 |
| Illinois |
2,840 |
0.47 |
1.07 |
$35.82 |
$74,500 |
| New Jersey |
1,300 |
0.32 |
0.73 |
$34.29 |
$71,320 |
| Massachusetts |
1,340 |
0.37 |
0.85 |
$33.98 |
$70,680 |
| Washington |
1,050 |
0.32 |
0.73 |
$33.30 |
$69,260 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,870 |
0.51 |
1.16 |
$39.23 |
$81,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,630 |
0.57 |
1.28 |
$35.27 |
$73,360 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,490 |
0.79 |
1.80 |
$24.09 |
$50,110 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,480 |
0.76 |
1.71 |
$30.53 |
$63,490 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,300 |
0.46 |
1.03 |
$29.87 |
$62,140 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,130 |
0.57 |
1.30 |
$26.63 |
$55,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
980 |
0.36 |
0.81 |
$34.79 |
$72,370 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
950 |
0.32 |
0.72 |
$22.96 |
$47,750 |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
940 |
3.86 |
8.74 |
$18.31 |
$38,070 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
910 |
0.26 |
0.58 |
$22.49 |
$46,780 |
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) |
| The Villages, FL |
310 |
11.23 |
25.43 |
$16.83 |
$35,000 |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
940 |
3.86 |
8.74 |
$18.31 |
$38,070 |
| New Bedford, MA |
140 |
2.09 |
4.72 |
$33.36 |
$69,390 |
| Lancaster, PA |
490 |
2.00 |
4.52 |
$23.18 |
$48,210 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
60 |
1.61 |
3.65 |
$27.69 |
$57,590 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI |
100 |
1.56 |
3.53 |
$30.49 |
$63,410 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
410 |
1.53 |
3.46 |
$18.53 |
$38,540 |
| Pocatello, ID |
50 |
1.49 |
3.37 |
$23.73 |
$49,350 |
| Waco, TX |
170 |
1.46 |
3.29 |
$22.92 |
$47,670 |
| Greeley, CO |
150 |
1.44 |
3.26 |
$27.24 |
$56,670 |
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United States Department of Labor
