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Construction Laborers vs Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Construction Laborers and Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 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.”

Construction Laborers Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$46,730
$46,480
Employment · BLS OEWS
1,057,660
15,660
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
5th pct
18th pct

At a glance

Dimension Construction Laborers Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Median pay $46,730 $46,480
Employment 1,057,660 15,660
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+7.3%) Declining (-10.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 129,400 1,400
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 · 5th pct Low · 18th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 2nd pct · 9% of tasks 2nd pct · 9% 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, Manual Dexterity, Static Strength, Multilimb Coordination, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Control Precision, Trunk Strength, Near Vision, Active Listening, Coordination, Operation and Control, Information Ordering, Finger Dexterity, Dynamic Strength, Stamina, Extent Flexibility, Far Vision, Mechanical, Deductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Selective Attention, Rate Control, Depth Perception, Visualization, Reaction Time, Critical Thinking.

Specific to Construction Laborers

  • Speaking
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Speech Recognition
  • Speech Clarity
  • Written Comprehension
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Response Orientation

Specific to Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

  • Design
  • Mathematics
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Speed of Limb Movement
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • English Language
  • Judgment and Decision Making

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: Computer aided design CAD software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Word processing software , Project management software .

Specific to Construction Laborers

Specific to Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Construction Laborers or Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters — 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. "Construction Laborers vs Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters." 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; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); 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/construction-laborers-vs-helpers-brickmasons-blockmasons-stonemasons-and-tile-and-marble-setters

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Singulariki. (2026). Construction Laborers vs Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/construction-laborers-vs-helpers-brickmasons-blockmasons-stonemasons-and-tile-and-marble-setters

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