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	Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	Carpenters	Stonemasons	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	Tile and Stone Setters	Construction Laborers
SUMMARY	77% High Risk	28% Low Risk	41% Moderate Risk	54% Moderate Risk	48% Moderate Risk	51% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	2.9/10	7.0/10	3.9/10	3.2/10	6.5/10	5.2/10
POLLING	49% (Moderate Risk, Based on 28 votes)	26% (Low Risk, Based on 519 votes)	50% (Moderate Risk, Based on 51 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	27% (Low Risk, Based on 34 votes)	50% (Moderate Risk, Based on 286 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-10.5%	4.5%	-3.0%	-11.1%	10.1%	7.3%
WAGES	$46,480 or $22.34 per hour	$59,310 or $28.51 per hour	$51,990 or $24.99 per hour	$57,260 or $27.53 per hour	$52,240 or $25.11 per hour	$46,730 or $22.46 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	15,660	697,740	8,750	1,450	38,740	1,057,660
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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 a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to fashion durable and decorative surfaces.	Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.	Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

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