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: Top

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: Top

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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	100	(7)	$38.58	$80,250
Nonresidential Building Construction	3,450	0.43	$32.60	$67,810
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	380	0.01	$31.92	$66,390
Residential Building Construction	2,460	0.32	$31.79	$66,120
Building Equipment Contractors	160	0.01	$31.13	$64,750

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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