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Brickmasons & Blockmasons vs Drywall Installers

Median pay is about $3k higher for Brickmasons & Blockmasons. The usual entry education is apprenticeship for Brickmasons & Blockmasons and no formal credential for Drywall Installers.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Brickmasons & Blockmasons compared with Drywall Installers: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureBrickmasons & BlockmasonsDrywall Installers
Pay
Median pay$62,120, higher$58,930
Entry pay 25th percentile$51,110, higher$47,440
Experienced pay 75th percentile$79,350, higher$74,230
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth+1.1% Growing+2.5% Growing, higher
Openings a year4,1006,600
Getting in
Typical educationApprenticeshipNo formal credential
Difficulty modeled2.2 / 51.6 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledLowLow
AI exposure modeled, percentile12th pct7th pct

Where the skills differ

Only Brickmasons & Blockmasons

  • Active Learning

Only Drywall Installers

  • Reading Comprehension

Both lean on critical thinking, active listening, speaking, monitoring, mathematics.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.