Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Construction and Extraction · SOC 47-2021
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 47-2021 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 56/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $62,120
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 10,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 12,800 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Block Layer, Block Mason, Blockmason, Brick and Block Mason, Brick Mason, Bricklayer
Representative Tasks
- •Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
- •Construct corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick.
- •Apply and smooth mortar or other mixture over work surface.
- •Calculate angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
- •Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Mark reference points on construction materials.
- •Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
- •Install masonry materials.
- •Apply mortar.
- •Plan layout of construction, installation, or repairs.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 70% Bright |
| Median Salary | $62,120 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |