Also called: Earthen Builder, Adobe Mason
Builds and repairs walls made of sun-dried mud bricks and earth plaster, a tradition still alive in New Mexico and the Southwest.
You mix clay, sand and straw with water, pour it into wooden forms, and leave the bricks to bake in the sun. Later you lay them into a thick wall and coat a historic church with mud plaster that the community re-applies every year.
Estimated; many are self-employed.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school plus workshops and on-the-job learning.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Historic Preservation Trades, Sustainable Building.
Growing about average. Small regional market for adobe homes and historic repair.
Low risk for 10 years. Mud bricks and plaster are made and laid by hand; there is no automation path soon.
Classes: Earth science, Art, Construction tech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2021.
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