Bricklayers and masons

Bricklayers and masons
£27,040

Average Annual Pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

46

Average Weekly Hours

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019

2.07%

Unemployment Rate

Labour Force Survey 2020

Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)

Description

Bricklayers and masons erect and repair structures of stone, brick and similar materials and cut, shape and polish granite, marble, slate and other stone for building, ornamental and other purposes.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements, though GCSEs/S grades are advantageous. Entry is typically through an apprenticeship or traineeship approved by ConstructionSkills leading to an NVQ/SVQ in General Construction at Level 3.

Typical tasks

  • examines drawings, photographs and specifications to determine job requirements;
  • marks and cuts stone using hammers, mallet and hand or pneumatic chisels;
  • spreads mortar on foundations and bricks, and places, levels and aligns bricks in mortar bed;
  • uses hand and power tools to shape, trim, carve, cut letters in and polish stone;
  • levels, aligns and embeds stone in mortar and faces brick, concrete or steel frame with stone to make and repair structures.

Common job titles

Builder, oven
Engraver, letter
Liner, ladle
Polisher, lathe (stone dressing)
Maker, tank, slate
Repairer, cupola
Engraver (monumental masons)
Splitter (mine: not coal: above ground)
Grinder, stone, lithographic
Waller, dry
Waller, stone, dry
Fixer, mason's, stone
Builder, stove
Cutter, slate
Worker, mill, slate
Contractor
Maker, stone, kerb (mine: not coal)
Setter, fixture
Hand, banker
Man, trumpet
Fixer-mason
Polisher, granite
Man, slab
Waller
Maker, stone, grave
Patcher, vessel
Builder, arch, brick
Worker, trowel
Builder, box (PO)
Hand, mason
Worker, slate, enamelled
Mason (coal mine)
Builder, sewer
Repairer, oven
Builder, kiln, brick
Mason, monumental
Machinist, stone
Trimmer (mine: not coal)
Builder, furnace
Setter, retort
Grinder, stone
Bricker, mould
Mason, quarry
Stoneman (stone dressing)
Turner
Turner (stone dressing)
Setter, block
Worker, serpentine
Drafter, stone
Polisher (stone dressing)
Mason, banker
Sawyer
Polisher, marble
Builder, chimney
Dresser, slate
Layer, block (blast furnace)
Maker, gravestone
Bricklayer
Miner, wall
Fixer, range
Builder, cupola
Layer, floor, stone
Fixer, marble
Blaster, sand (monumental masons)
Mason
Maker, slab (mine: not coal)
Repairer, kiln
Ditcher, stone
Carver, architectural
Scabbler
Carver, stone
Maker, kerb
Engraver, monumental
Facer (stone dressing)
Mason, fixer
Installer, refractory
Maker, slate
Planer, slate
Man, saw
Pointer (building construction)
Patcher, cupola (steelworks)
Maker, trumpet (steelworks)
Engraver, stone
Builder, millstone
Fixer, boiler
Maker, sett
Engineer, refractory
Archman
Repairer, furnace
Cutter, sett
Dresser (stone dressing)
Scapler
Reliner (steelworks)
Layer, brick
Dresser, sett
Mason, stone
Worker, marble
Pointer, brick
Blockman (mine: not coal)
Archer, brick
Patcher, oven
Splitter, slate
Fettler, cupola
Maker, stone, oil
Dresser, kerb
Polisher, slate
Banker
Mason, walling
River (mine: not coal)
Tooler, stone
Planer, stone
Cutter, stone
Bricker, ladles (iron works)
Builder, retort
Dresser, stone
Contractor, bricklaying
Hedger, stone
Cutter, letter (monumental masons)
Carver, monumental
Scappler
Dresser, wallstone
Builder, manhole
Setter, brick
Dresser (mine: not coal)
Maker, segment
Maker, stone, pulp
Bricky
Liner, furnace
Polisher, stone
Repairer, chimney
Sawyer, slate
Machinist, splitting, stone

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Working Futures UK

Employment type

Gender breakdown


£460

Female average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

£520

Male average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

154/350

Gender pay gap ranking

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