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

What the job really is

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.

At a glance

• Sector: Construction & Extraction
• O*NET-SOC code: 47-3011
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
• Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
• Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
• Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
• Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
• Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
• Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
• Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.
• Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
• Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
• Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.
• Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.

Tools and technology

Autodesk Revit, Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Word, Accounting software, Air compressors, Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Brickmasons and Blockmasons
• Helpers--Carpenters
• Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
• Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
• Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
• Tile and Stone Setters
• Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
• Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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