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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$22.54
Entry wage$15.73
10th percentile wage$12.10
50th percentile wage$22.45
90th percentile wage$31.35
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction8094.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction80$22.10
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).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$22.45 $25.99 -$3.54
2017$22.33+.5%$25.85+.5%-$3.52
2016$21.73+2.8%$25.16+2.8%-$3.42
2015$21.08+3.1%$24.40+3.1%-$3.32
2014$20.74+1.7%$24.01+1.7%-$3.26
2013$20.29+2.2%$23.49+2.2%-$3.19
2012$19.98+1.5%$23.14+1.5%-$3.15
2011$19.81+.9%$22.94+.9%-$3.12
2010$19.52+1.5%$22.60+1.5%-$3.07
2009$19.30+1.2%$22.34+1.2%-$3.04
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$22.45 $20.63 $1.82
2017$22.33+.5%$20.41+1.1%$1.92
2016$21.73+2.8%$19.86+2.8%$1.87
2015$21.08+3.1%$19.41+2.3%$1.67
2014$20.74+1.7%$19.00+2.1%$1.73
2013$20.29+2.2%$18.60+2.2%$1.69
2012$19.98+1.5%$18.22+2.1%$1.76
2011$19.81+.9%$17.91+1.7%$1.90
2010$19.52+1.5%$17.63+1.6%$1.89
2009$19.30+1.2%$17.33+1.7%$1.97
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
South Central$29.17240
North Central$28.34180
Northwest$22.4590
Southwest$21.68130
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central$29.17240
North Central$28.34180
Southwest$21.68130
Northwest$22.4590
Wages in other areas
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