Construction Trades
Mason/Masonry
Prepares you to apply technical knowledge and skills in the laying and/or setting of exterior brick, concrete block, hard tile, marble and related materials, using trowels, levels, hammers, chisels, and other hand tools. Covers technical mathematics, blueprint reading, structural masonry, decorative masonry, foundations, reinforcement, mortar preparation, cutting and finishing, and applicable codes and standards.
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Careers this field can lead to
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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Median pay
- $79,920
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.0%
- Job openings a year
- 67,000
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career Growing slowlyBrickmasons and Blockmasons
- Median pay
- $62,120
- Hiring change through 2035
- 1.1%
- Job openings a year
- 4,100
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career Growing fastTile and Stone Setters
- Median pay
- $55,690
- Hiring change through 2035
- 9.8%
- Job openings a year
- 3,300
To get hiredNo formal educational credential
Explore this career ShrinkingStonemasons
- Median pay
- $57,390
- Hiring change through 2035
- −5.4%
- Job openings a year
- 500
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it.
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