Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Also called: Boring Machine Operator Helper, Brick Carrier, Brick Cleaner, Brick Mason Helper, Brick Tender, Brick Washer, Bricklayer Apprentice, Bricklayer Helper
Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill.
What Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters do
Typical tasks
- Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
- Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
- Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
- Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
- Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
- Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
- Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
- Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors.
- Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.
- Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.
- Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
- Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters salary
The median annual wage for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters is $47,550 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $36,230 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $70,080. The mean annual wage is $50,920.
The mean hourly wage of $24.00 is 3.3× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $47,550 → in 3 years $51,200 → in 5 years $53,700 → in 10 years $60,700 (10-year range $52,200–$70,500). The model assumes pay growth of +2.5% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Skills, education and requirements for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 2 — some preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.
Career path and how to earn more as Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.