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Brickmasons and Blockmasons vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Brickmasons and Blockmasons and Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Brickmasons and Blockmasons Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$60,800
$54,340
Employment · BLS OEWS
53,520
24,850
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
30th pct
6th pct

At a glance

Dimension Brickmasons and Blockmasons Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Median pay $60,800 $54,340
Employment 53,520 24,850
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.2%) Growing fast (+9.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 5,600 2,700
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 30th pct Low · 6th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 0th pct · 9% of tasks 3rd pct · 10% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Building and Construction, Trunk Strength, Extent Flexibility, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Static Strength, Near Vision, Visualization, Dynamic Strength, Mathematics, English Language, Information Ordering, Finger Dexterity, Public Safety and Security, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Production and Processing, Problem Sensitivity, Design, Mechanical, Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Selective Attention, Control Precision.

Specific to Brickmasons and Blockmasons

  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Administration and Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Category Flexibility
  • Stamina
  • Gross Body Coordination

Specific to Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Speech Clarity
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Speech Recognition
  • Education and Training
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Project management software , Computer aided design CAD software .

Specific to Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Specific to Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Brickmasons and Blockmasons or Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Brickmasons and Blockmasons vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/brickmasons-and-blockmasons-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles

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Singulariki. (2026). Brickmasons and Blockmasons vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/brickmasons-and-blockmasons-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles

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