Construction & Extraction
Brickmasons & Blockmasons
SOC 47-2021
Build walls and structures from brick, block, and stone.
The job
Median pay
$62k
$51k to $79k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+1.1% projected
Openings a year
4k
BLS projection
Typical education
Apprenticeship
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
12th pct
More exposed than 12% of occupations · modeled estimate · 33rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4,300 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $56k |
| California | 3,820 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $69k |
| New York | 3,790 | 0.4 | 1.2× | $84k |
| Pennsylvania | 2,910 | 0.5 | 1.4× | $70k |
| Ohio | 2,770 | 0.5 | 1.5× | $71k |
| Florida | 2,610 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $53k |
| Illinois | 2,490 | 0.4 | 1.2× | $90k |
| Virginia | 2,350 | 0.6 | 1.7× | $55k |
| Michigan | 2,240 | 0.5 | 1.5× | $64k |
| Missouri | 1,940 | 0.7 | 2.0× | $72k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1,770 | 0.6 | 1.6× | $73k |
| North Carolina | 1,760 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Maryland | 1,650 | 0.6 | 1.8× | $59k |
| Utah | 1,590 | 0.9 | 2.7× | $60k |
| Massachusetts | 1,570 | 0.4 | 1.3× | $95k |
| Georgia | 1,272 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $51k~ |
| Arizona | 1,190 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Tennessee | 1,050 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $64k |
| Wisconsin | 1,050 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $80k |
| Minnesota | 1,040 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $95k |
| Colorado | 870 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $65k |
| Nevada | 810 | 0.5 | 1.5× | $61k |
| Kentucky | 780 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Oregon | 650 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Washington | 600 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $83k |
| Oklahoma | 580 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $51k |
| New Jersey | 520 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $77k |
| Connecticut | 480 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $68k |
| Arkansas | 450 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $55k |
| South Carolina | 410 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $49k |
| Alabama | 370 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $50k |
| Nebraska | 350 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Kansas | 330 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $59k |
| Idaho | 320 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $63k |
| South Dakota | 320 | 0.7 | 2.1× | $60k |
| Iowa | 290 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $69k |
| New Mexico | 270 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Louisiana | 240 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $57k |
| Wyoming | 230 | 0.8 | 2.4× | $60k |
| Rhode Island | 220 | 0.4 | 1.3× | $79k |
| West Virginia | 210 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Delaware | 200 | 0.4 | 1.2× | $67k |
| Washington DC | 200 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $64k |
| Alaska | 177 | 0.5 | 1.6× | $79k~ |
| Mississippi | 160 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $49k |
| North Dakota | 150 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $80k |
| Montana | 140 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $56k |
| New Hampshire | 140 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $67k |
| Hawaii | 120 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $79k |
| Vermont | 100 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $60k |
| Maine | 90 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $43k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,010 jobs · $92k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,140 jobs · $90k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,910 jobs · $61k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,590 jobs · $59k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,220 jobs · $63k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,210 jobs · $76k median
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,120 jobs · $63k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,090 jobs · $56k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Brickmasons & Blockmasons interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.