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	Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	Carpenters	Stonemasons	Tile and Stone Setters	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
SUMMARY	77% High Risk	28% Low Risk	41% Moderate Risk	48% Moderate Risk	56% Moderate Risk	55% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	2.9/10	7.0/10	3.9/10	6.5/10	5.4/10	4.7/10
POLLING	49% (Moderate Risk, Based on 28 votes)	26% (Low Risk, Based on 519 votes)	50% (Moderate Risk, Based on 51 votes)	27% (Low Risk, Based on 34 votes)	45% (Moderate Risk, Based on 49 votes)	35% (Low Risk, Based on 43 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-10.5%	4.5%	-3.0%	10.1%	3.2%	1.8%
WAGES	$46,480 or $22.34 per hour	$59,310 or $28.51 per hour	$51,990 or $24.99 per hour	$52,240 or $25.11 per hour	$60,800 or $29.23 per hour	$54,660 or $26.28 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	15,660	697,740	8,750	38,740	53,520	205,230
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DESCRIPTION	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.	Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.	Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.	Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.	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.	Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.

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