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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.

Currently Employed: 214

Yearly Projected Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: $14.46 - $29.02

Typical Annual Salary: $30,100 - $60,400

• Remove excess mortar with trowels and hand tools, and finish mortar joints with jointing tools, for a sealed, uniform appearance.
• Construct corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick.
• Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
• Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw.
• Interpret blueprints and drawings to determine specifications and to calculate the materials required.
• Fasten or fuse brick or other building material to structure with wire clamps, anchor holes, torch, or cement.
• Lay and align bricks, blocks, or tiles to build or repair structures or high temperature equipment, such as cupola, kilns, ovens, or furnaces.
• Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, dirt, or mortar powder with water to form refractory mixtures.
• Calculate angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
• Clean working surface to remove scale, dust, soot, or chips of brick and mortar, using broom, wire brush, or scraper.

• Cold chisels
• Hammers
• Manlift or personnel lift
• Power saws
• Trowels

• Accounting software
• Analytical or scientific software
• Project management software