Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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. Installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units are classified in “Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers” (37-3011). Excludes “Stonemasons” (47-2022).
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) |
| 60,650 |
2.4 % |
$27.15 |
$56,470 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.86 |
$19.96 |
$25.53 |
$31.90 |
$42.00 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$32,980 |
$41,520 |
$53,100 |
$66,360 |
$87,360 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
47,610 |
5.09 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
3,520 |
0.42 |
$32.63 |
$67,860 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
2,040 |
0.24 |
$29.92 |
$62,230 |
| Residential Building Construction |
1,700 |
0.21 |
$29.41 |
$61,160 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
1,300 |
0.18 |
$27.37 |
$56,940 |
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 |
47,610 |
5.09 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
3,520 |
0.42 |
$32.63 |
$67,860 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
210 |
0.24 |
$32.02 |
$66,590 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
2,040 |
0.24 |
$29.92 |
$62,230 |
| Residential Building Construction |
1,700 |
0.21 |
$29.41 |
$61,160 |
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.
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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) |
| Florida |
4,270 |
0.49 |
1.18 |
$19.49 |
$40,540 |
| Texas |
4,250 |
0.34 |
0.83 |
$23.42 |
$48,710 |
| New York |
4,170 |
0.44 |
1.06 |
$36.41 |
$75,720 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,560 |
0.60 |
1.46 |
$27.09 |
$56,350 |
| California |
3,260 |
0.19 |
0.45 |
$34.03 |
$70,780 |
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 |
1,690 |
1.12 |
2.72 |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
| Montana |
400 |
0.84 |
2.05 |
$21.43 |
$44,580 |
| Minnesota |
2,150 |
0.74 |
1.80 |
$30.89 |
$64,250 |
| Virginia |
2,620 |
0.68 |
1.64 |
$22.26 |
$46,310 |
| Maryland |
1,830 |
0.68 |
1.64 |
$24.71 |
$51,390 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
2,810 |
0.47 |
1.13 |
$37.84 |
$78,700 |
| New York |
4,170 |
0.44 |
1.06 |
$36.41 |
$75,720 |
| New Jersey |
1,120 |
0.27 |
0.66 |
$35.25 |
$73,320 |
| Massachusetts |
1,410 |
0.39 |
0.94 |
$35.16 |
$73,130 |
| Alaska |
40 |
0.14 |
0.33 |
$35.05 |
$72,910 |
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 |
3,690 |
0.38 |
0.92 |
$38.29 |
$79,640 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,710 |
0.58 |
1.40 |
$37.73 |
$78,470 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,290 |
0.72 |
1.74 |
$24.80 |
$51,580 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,620 |
0.82 |
1.99 |
$31.68 |
$65,890 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,490 |
0.75 |
1.82 |
$28.53 |
$59,340 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,360 |
0.37 |
0.90 |
$23.85 |
$49,610 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,340 |
0.44 |
1.06 |
$22.29 |
$46,370 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,330 |
0.46 |
1.12 |
$30.90 |
$64,270 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,040 |
0.37 |
0.90 |
$36.32 |
$75,540 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
990 |
0.80 |
1.93 |
$19.63 |
$40,830 |
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) |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
800 |
3.13 |
7.59 |
$21.59 |
$44,910 |
| Lancaster, PA |
490 |
1.97 |
4.77 |
$24.11 |
$50,150 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
90 |
1.59 |
3.86 |
$25.60 |
$53,250 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
240 |
1.58 |
3.82 |
$19.92 |
$41,430 |
| Bloomington, IN |
110 |
1.55 |
3.74 |
$23.19 |
$48,230 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI |
100 |
1.54 |
3.73 |
$27.82 |
$57,870 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
410 |
1.50 |
3.64 |
$19.20 |
$39,940 |
| Ocala, FL |
160 |
1.49 |
3.61 |
$19.73 |
$41,040 |
| Waco, TX |
170 |
1.45 |
3.52 |
$23.39 |
$48,640 |
| Pocatello, ID |
50 |
1.38 |
3.35 |
$28.06 |
$58,370 |
United States Department of Labor
