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Estimated employment550
Mean wage30.75
Entry wage20.25
10th percentile wage17.96
50th percentile wage30.33
90th percentile wage42.01
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction53096.1%
Public Adminsitration102.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration1031.34
Construction53030.57
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
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. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$30.75 $25.94  $4.81
2014$30.72+.1%$25.92 +.1%$4.81
2013$30.06+2.2%$25.36 +2.2%$4.70
2012$29.61+1.5%$24.98 +1.5%$4.63
2011$29.35+.9%$24.76 +.9%$4.59
2010$28.92+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%$4.52
2009$28.59+1.2%$24.12 +1.2%$4.47
2008$28.29+1.1%$23.86 +1.1%$4.43
2007$27.35+3.4%$23.07 +3.4%$4.28
2006$26.31+4.0%$22.19 +4.0%$4.12
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$30.75 $26.98  $3.77
2014$30.72+.1%$26.76 +.8%$3.96
2013$30.06+2.2%$26.19 +2.2%$3.88
2012$29.61+1.5%$25.66 +2.1%$3.95
2011$29.35+.9%$25.22 +1.7%$4.14
2010$28.92+1.5%$24.82 +1.6%$4.10
2009$28.59+1.2%$24.41 +1.7%$4.19
2008$28.29+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$4.21
2007$27.35+3.4%$23.46 +2.6%$3.89
2006$26.31+4.0%$22.71 +3.3%$3.60

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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