Construction and Extraction
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.
Also called: Bricklayer Apprentice, Bricklayer Helper, Helper, Hod Carrier, Marble Helper, Mason Apprentice
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $65,870
- $31.67/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 190
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- Not published
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- No formal educational credential
- plus Short-term on-the-job training
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $51,990 | $59,580 | $65,870 | $66,350 | $72,810 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
What you’d do
- Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
- 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.
- Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
- Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Lower exposure1 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 1
- Language-model AIOE 0
- GPTs-are-GPTs 3
Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for this job is very low, and observed AI use is little or none. Nearly all of the work is physical: mixing, cutting, hauling, building scaffolding, and cleaning. AI tools are not likely to take on these tasks.
Likely to change
- Following drawings to locate and supply materials
- Mixing mortar to standard formulas
Still relies on people
- Erecting scaffolding and installation structures
- Cutting materials and cleaning work sites
Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.
Training near Boston
College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).
No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.
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Related occupations
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- Helpers--Carpenters
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Tile and Stone Setters
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
- Stonemasons
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
- Construction Laborers
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