Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
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.
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Operation and Control
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Speaking
Key knowledge
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical
- Design
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
- Production and Processing
- Chemistry
What the work involves
- Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
- Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
- Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
- Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
- Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
- Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials.
- Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
- Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Social.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (58% of respondents)
- Related experience
- None (42%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (44.5%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 2: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Very low | Lower on contact with others than 93% of occupations compared | 43% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | Moderate | Lower on dealing with the public than 55% of occupations compared | 29% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Teamwork | Moderate | Lower on teamwork than 51% of occupations compared | 46% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Very low | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 96% of occupations compared | 30% of surveyed respondents chose “Limited freedom” |
| Time pressure | Very high | Higher on time pressure than 88% of occupations compared | 61% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day” |
| Conflict situations | Low | Lower on conflict situations than 65% of occupations compared | 34% of surveyed respondents chose “Never” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Very low | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 83% of occupations compared | 36% of surveyed respondents chose “Never” |
| Consequence of error | High | Higher on consequence of error than 69% of occupations compared | 30% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: very high
- Conflict situations: low
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very low
- Consequence of error: high
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 5.63%
- Occasional contact with others: 26.75%
- Contact with others about half the time: 14.98%
- Contact with others most of the time: 9.42%
- Constant contact with others: 43.21%
n = 23, Incumbent 07/2013
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 21.44%
- Fairly important: 11.84%
- Important: 12.74%
- Very important: 25.02%
- Extremely important: 28.96%
n = 23, Incumbent 07/2013
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 3.13%
- Important: 13.24%
- Very important: 37.16%
- Extremely important: 46.47%
n = 23, Incumbent 07/2013
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 17.43%
- Very little freedom: 14.5%
- Limited freedom: 30.45%
- Some freedom: 18.97%
- A lot of freedom: 18.64%
n = 23, Incumbent 07/2013
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 3.82%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 8.73%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 26.83%
- Every day: 60.63%
n = 23, Incumbent 07/2013
Conflict situations
- Never: 34.25%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 24.3%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 7.25%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 14.96%
- Every day: 19.24%
n = 19, Incumbent 07/2013
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 35.59%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 30.4%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 10.94%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 20.98%
- Every day: 2.08%
n = 23, Incumbent 07/2013
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 16.41%
- Fairly serious: 15.76%
- Serious: 7.3%
- Very serious: 30.05%
- Extremely serious: 30.48%
n = 22, Incumbent 07/2013
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