Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers

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Total Workforce

134k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$41,871

Average Male Salary

$41,935

Average Female Salary

$27,659

About

Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers was $41,871 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers by wage are Directors, religious activities & education, Painting workers, and Highway maintenance workers.

Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers are College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD, Richmond County PUMA, GA, and Columbia City PUMA, SC. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers are College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD, Richmond County PUMA, GA, and Columbia City PUMA, SC.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers, by average wage, is Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing. Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers are paid most in Faulkner & Lonoke Counties PUMA, AR but are relatively concentrated in College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$41,871

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,170

In 2018, Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers earned an average of $41,871, $12,017 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Directors, religious activities & education make somewhat more than Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers while Highway maintenance workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.298

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.298, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers, by number of employees, are Construction, Building material & supplies dealers, and Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers, by average wage, are Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing, Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers, Construction, and Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing.

Industries by Share

134k

2018 Workforce

± 8,992

4.66%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.15%

The number of people employed as Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers has been growing at a rate of 4.66%, from 128,288 people in 2017 to 134,261 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers at 94%, followed by Building material & supplies dealers with 0.959% and Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing with 0.814%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers in the US. The average age of male Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers in the workforce is 42.1 and of female Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers is 33.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

134k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,972

595

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 599

99.6% of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

45.3% of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 28.6% of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers.

Age by Gender

42.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.782

33.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.56

The median age of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers is 42.1, and Male employees are generally 8.94 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers is Business but a relatively high number of Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers hold a major in Business.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

Business
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MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, and Equipment Maintenance.