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Bricklayer / mason
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Key facts
+1.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is low. Manual work with strong, lasting shortages.
The job
Builds walls, foundations and slabs in concrete, brick or block on construction and renovation sites.
7 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- brick layer
- brick laying labourer
- brick laying worker
- bricklayer
- industrial oven brickmason
- specialist brick layer
- trowel occupation worker
Training
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Gauges
Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureLowBLS AI exposure category "low" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Brickmasons and blockmasons)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $62,120
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
France Travail's BMO 2026 survey, national table (skilled masons): 14,710 planned hires in France, 70.4% of them considered difficult.
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
Checked on 27 October 2026.