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Brickmasons and Blockmasons: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
4 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Brickmasons and Blockmasons, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for CHIMNEY REPAIRER (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| BRICKLAYER (Brick & Tile) | 0051 | Hybrid: 4,500 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Bricklayer (Construction) | 0052 | Hybrid: 4,500 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 7,328 hours |
| Bricklayer, Firebrick & Refractory | 0706 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| CHIMNEY REPAIRER | 0849 | Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What brickmasons and blockmasons earn, by state
Minnesota has the highest state median for brickmasons and blockmasons ($95,220) and Maine the lowest ($42,710), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $95,220 | $45.78 | 1,040 |
| Massachusetts | $94,950 | $45.65 | 1,570 |
| Illinois | $89,980 | $43.26 | 2,490 |
| New York | $84,410 | $40.58 | 3,790 |
| Washington | $83,190 | $40.00 | 600 |
| Wisconsin | $80,120 | $38.52 | 1,050 |
| North Dakota | $79,940 | $38.43 | 150 |
| Oregon | $79,450 | $38.20 | 650 |
| Rhode Island | $79,280 | $38.12 | 220 |
| Hawaii | $79,250 | $38.10 | 120 |
| New Jersey | $77,010 | $37.03 | 520 |
| Indiana | $73,110 | $35.15 | 1,770 |
| Missouri | $72,370 | $34.80 | 1,940 |
| Ohio | $70,950 | $34.11 | 2,770 |
| Pennsylvania | $69,560 | $33.44 | 2,910 |
| Iowa | $69,440 | $33.38 | 290 |
| California | $69,050 | $33.20 | 3,820 |
| Connecticut | $67,960 | $32.67 | 480 |
| New Hampshire | $66,890 | $32.16 | 140 |
| Delaware | $66,550 | $32.00 | 200 |
| Colorado | $65,260 | $31.37 | 870 |
| District of Columbia | $64,450 | $30.98 | 200 |
| Tennessee | $63,850 | $30.70 | 1,050 |
| Michigan | $63,500 | $30.53 | 2,240 |
| Idaho | $62,510 | $30.06 | 320 |
| Nebraska | $61,200 | $29.42 | 350 |
| Nevada | $60,670 | $29.17 | 810 |
| Utah | $60,450 | $29.06 | 1,590 |
| South Dakota | $60,380 | $29.03 | 320 |
| Wyoming | $60,040 | $28.87 | 230 |
| Kentucky | $59,820 | $28.76 | 780 |
| Vermont | $59,590 | $28.65 | 100 |
| Arizona | $59,260 | $28.49 | 1,190 |
| Kansas | $59,220 | $28.47 | 330 |
| Maryland | $59,030 | $28.38 | 1,650 |
| Louisiana | $57,440 | $27.62 | 240 |
| Texas | $56,410 | $27.12 | 4,300 |
| Montana | $56,030 | $26.94 | 140 |
| Arkansas | $55,100 | $26.49 | 450 |
| Virginia | $54,680 | $26.29 | 2,350 |
| Florida | $52,760 | $25.37 | 2,610 |
| Puerto Rico | $51,420 | $24.72 | 50 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $51,390 | $24.71 | 90 |
| Georgia | $50,650 | $24.35 | Not published |
| Oklahoma | $50,620 | $24.34 | 580 |
| North Carolina | $49,940 | $24.01 | 1,760 |
| Alabama | $49,710 | $23.90 | 370 |
| South Carolina | $49,010 | $23.56 | 410 |
| Mississippi | $48,820 | $23.47 | 160 |
| West Virginia | $46,600 | $22.40 | 210 |
| New Mexico | $44,980 | $21.63 | 270 |
| Maine | $42,710 | $20.54 | 90 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).