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Brickmasons and Blockmasons in North Carolina

Brickmasons and Blockmasons in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as a Brickmason or Blockmason? Read this first!

9.2% Jobs Projection
$39,500 Median Salary
340 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Brickmasons and Blockmasons in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Brickmasons and Blockmasons in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Brickmasons and Blockmasons in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Brickmasons and Blockmasons Work in North Carolina?

2,660 people worked as Brickmasons and Blockmasons in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,900 Brickmasons and Blockmasons employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 240 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 760 Brickmasons and Blockmasons working in it, which means North Carolina has more Brickmasons and Blockmasons than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Brickmasons and Blockmasons in this state are growing at a rate of 9.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.3%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 340 annual job openings, and 3,810 total jobs in 2026 for Brickmasons and Blockmasons in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,000 annual jobs and 100,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Brickmasons and Blockmasons Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Brickmasons and Blockmasons ranged from $27,420 to $50,530 with $39,500 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.18 to $24.29. The median hourly rate was $18.99.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.98.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Brickmasons and Blockmasons

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Brickmasons and Blockmasons.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 910 $41,630
Raleigh, NC 660 $37,560
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 440 $46,190
Winston-Salem, NC 240 $34,330
Asheville, NC 90 $38,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 80 $34,560
Wilmington, NC 60 $38,010
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 60 $38,920
Greenville, NC 50 $40,520
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 50 $34,520
Jacksonville, NC 40 $45,620

Top States for Brickmasons and Blockmasons Employment

View the list below to see where most Brickmasons and Blockmasons work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 5,600 $71,670
Florida 4,520 $39,840
Texas 4,030 $47,090
Pennsylvania 3,560 $52,890
California 3,340 $57,100
Ohio 3,160 $55,390
Virginia 2,880 $46,230
Illinois 2,840 $84,070
North Carolina 2,660 $39,500
Utah 2,270 $37,960
Michigan 2,110 $54,230
Maryland 2,030 $48,380
Indiana 1,970 $52,740
Minnesota 1,880 $63,470
Tennessee 1,520 $46,780
Missouri 1,460 $66,950
Colorado 1,370 $55,480
Massachusetts 1,340 $60,980
New Jersey 1,300 $66,790
Wisconsin 1,280 $56,740

Below are the states where Brickmasons and Blockmasons get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Illinois $84,070
New York $71,670
Rhode Island $69,200
Missouri $66,950
New Jersey $66,790
Washington $65,560
Hawaii $64,080
Minnesota $63,470
District of Columbia $62,940
Massachusetts $60,980

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