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. 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)
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: 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	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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	90	(7)	$39.70	$82,570
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	30	0.05	$35.34	$73,510
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	390	0.01	$33.23	$69,120
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

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)
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