Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Career Cluster
Architecture and Construction
Focuses on human-made structures such as buildings, parks, and cities. In this field, you'll engage in designing and managing the built environment. It includes disciplines like landscaping, urban planning, and public health.
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Expected pay range
Expected pay range
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Monthly cost of living
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About helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
What they do
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.
Other titles
Bricklayer Helper, Hod Carrier, Marble Finisher Helper, Mason Tender, Restoration Labor Mason Tender
Skills they need
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Licenses and Certifications they may hold
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Certifications
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- International Masonry Institute (external link opens new tab)
- International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (external link opens new tab)
- Laborers' International Union of North America (external link opens new tab)
- Mason Contractors Association of America (external link opens new tab)
- Masonry Society (external link opens new tab)
- National Center for Construction Education and Research (external link opens new tab)
- National Tile Contractors Association (external link opens new tab)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Construction laborers and helpers (external link opens new tab)