Occupation

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

Human Advantage 60%

Significant human skills needed

AI Automation Risk Moderate Risk
3.8 / 10

Some tasks in this role may be augmented by AI, but human oversight and interpersonal skills remain important.

Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Also Known As: Adobe Layer Helper, Boat Joiner Helper, Boring Machine Operator Helper, Brick Carrier, Brick Cleaner, Brick Mason Helper, Brick Tender, Brick Washer +25 more

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Core Tasks

  1. Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
  2. Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
  3. Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
  4. Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
  5. Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
  6. Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
  7. Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
  8. Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.
  9. Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
  10. Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
  11. Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.
  12. Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
  13. Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces.
  14. Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors.
  15. Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials.

Education & Training

Job Zone 2 Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
58%
Less than a High School Diploma
24%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
12%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.
6%

Technology & Tools

Hot Technologies

  • Autodesk Revit
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Word

Software (21)

  • Accounting software
  • Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor
  • CPR Visual Estimator
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Construction Management Software ProEst
  • Daystar iStructural.com
  • EasyCAD Iris 2D
  • Measure Square FloorEstimate Pro
  • RISA Technologies RISAMasonry
  • TileGem
  • Tradesman's Software Master Estimator
  • Word processing software

Tools & Equipment (40)

  • Air compressors
  • Caulking guns
  • Claw hammers
  • Concrete mixers
  • Concrete saws
  • Concrete vibrators
  • Dollies
  • Forklifts
  • Grout floats
  • Grouting machines
  • Grouting spatulas
  • Grouting trowels
  • Heating torches
  • Hydraulic booms
  • Jackhammers
  • Ladders
  • Locking pliers
  • Material moving cranes
  • Measuring tapes
  • Mortar mixers
  • Notebook computers
  • Oxygen lances
  • Personal computers
  • Polishing machines
  • Portable cranes
  • Power chippers
  • Power drills
  • Power grinders
  • Power hoists
  • Power saws
  • Pry bars
  • Safety boots
  • Sandblasters
  • Scaffolding
  • Steam cleaning equipment
  • Tile-cutting saws
  • Trowels
  • Winches
  • Wire brushes
  • Wood chisels

Where This Career Leads

Career progression organized by specialty track and experience level.

Skilled Trades Advanced Manufacturing

Zone 1
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 93% match
Zone 2
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters You are here
Zone 3
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 80% match

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