Owns a company that builds brick, block, and stone walls for schools, homes, and offices.
You bid a new school's brick exterior, visit crews laying block, and check that the mortar color matches the architect's sample.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 10 years after high school. Years as a mason plus contractor license and business skills.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Masonry Apprenticeship, Business Administration.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. AI estimating and bid tools save office time; selling jobs, leading masons and managing risk stay human.
Classes: Business or accounting, Geometry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9021.
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