Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Low Risk
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Vote Comments (4)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
26%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
45%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 48 votes)
Average: 36%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
3.3%
by year 2033
WAGES
$59,640
or $28.67 per hour
Volume
56,830
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
5.1/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

26% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

User poll

45% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, employees may be able to find reassurance in the automated risk level we have generated, which shows 26% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Brickmasons and Blockmasons will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Brickmasons and Blockmasons' job openings is expected to rise 3.3% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Brickmasons and Blockmasons' was $59,640, or $29 per hour

'Brickmasons and Blockmasons' were paid 24.1% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 56,830 people employed as 'Brickmasons and Blockmasons' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Brickmasons and Blockmasons'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 47-2021.00

Comments (4)

Ben Buchka (No chance)
22 Jul 2025 23:51
No chance masons will ever be replaced by robots. Even with 3D home printing.
Brian the brickie (Low)
10 Jul 2024 16:19
I have seen machines that people have constructed to lay brick walls but regardless it needs to be loaded with brick and mortar in order to work all day and is only good for long walls that stretch far. In my opinion robots wouldn’t be able to be automated to build masonry buildings just because of like elevators that need to be constructed and awkward positions and just so many more technical points that a robot would not be able to accomplish
INEC (No chance)
16 Feb 2022 02:09
impossible, being a bricklayer requires awareness, logistics, training, mixing materials in the environment, going so far as to say that a robot will obtain these qualities is simply a deliberate mockery
dc (Highly likely)
16 May 2019 01:25
Because like its suitable for robot
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