Masonry Contractor (Business Owner): Owns a company that builds brick, block, and stone walls for schools, homes, and offices. Typical pay $105k.
Concrete Superintendent: Runs all the concrete work on large projects, from foundations to high-rise floors. Typical pay $105k.
Brickmason / Blockmason: Builds walls, chimneys, and buildings from brick and concrete block. Typical pay $62k.
Refractory Mason: Lines furnaces, kilns, and boilers with heat-proof brick in steel mills and refineries. Typical pay $70k.
Terrazzo Worker: Creates shiny, colorful floors made of marble chips set in cement or epoxy, like those in airports. Typical pay $55k.
Concrete Pump Operator: Drives and operates giant boom trucks that pump wet concrete high into buildings. Typical pay $65k.
Decorative Concrete Artist: Stamps, stains, and polishes concrete to look like stone, wood, or art. Typical pay $56k.
Commercial Roofer: Installs flat roofing systems on warehouses, schools, and big buildings. Typical pay $56k.
Slate & Tile Roofer: Installs and repairs slate, clay tile, and copper roofs on historic and high-end buildings. Typical pay $60k.
Shotcrete Nozzleman: Sprays concrete at high speed through a hose to build swimming pools, tunnel linings, retaining walls and skate parks. Typical pay $58k.
Copper & Architectural Sheet Metal Roofer: Shapes and installs copper, zinc and steel roofs, domes, gutters and spires on churches, mansions and landmarks. Typical pay $62k.
Masonry Heater Builder: Builds massive stone or brick heaters that burn a quick, hot fire and then radiate warmth into a home for a whole day. Typical pay $58k.
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Stonemason: Builds walls, patios, and building facades from natural stone. Typical pay $54k.
Roofer: Tears off old roofs and installs new shingles, underlayment and flashing on houses, working on a crew for roofing companies and homebuilders. Typical pay $51k.
Mason Tender / Hod Carrier: Mixes mortar and keeps masons supplied with brick, block, and scaffolding. Typical pay $43k.
Chimney Sweep: Cleans and inspects chimneys and fireplaces to prevent fires. Typical pay $48k.
Waterproofing Technician: Seals foundations, basements, and building walls so water cannot get in. Typical pay $48k.
Concrete Sawing & Drilling Operator: Cuts precise openings in concrete walls, floors and roads with diamond saws, wire saws and core drills. Typical pay $50k.
Concrete Leveling Technician: Lifts sunken sidewalks, driveways and slabs back into place by pumping foam or grout underneath. Typical pay $43k.
Fireplace & Hearth Installer: Installs and services gas fireplaces, wood stoves, pellet stoves and chimney liners. Typical pay $48k.
Spray Foam Roofer: Sprays liquid foam onto flat roofs where it expands into a seamless insulated layer, then coats it to block sun and rain. Typical pay $50k.
Adobe Builder: Builds and repairs walls made of sun-dried mud bricks and earth plaster, a tradition still alive in New Mexico and the Southwest. Typical pay $45k.
Roofer Helper: Helps roofers by hauling shingles and tools up to the roof, tearing off old roofing, and cleaning up the site. Typical pay $44k.
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