Bricklayer
👤 For candidates
🤖 Enhance with AI
- ›Use digital blueprint apps for accurate measurements
- ›Adopt AR tools for on-site visualisation support
- ›Leverage mobile inspection apps for quality checks
📈 Disruption outlook
% risk of significant disruption
🎓 Learn now
📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)
🏢 For employers
🔄 Alternatives
Automate measurements and layout marking with AR devices
Use AI-powered apps for quality and compliance checks
Reduce on-site manual bricklaying via prefab solutions
⚡ Recommendation
🔀 Hybrid approachManual skill essential; digital tools can enhance efficiency and quality control
Microsoft Copilot & M365
Track project progress and quality metrics
Coordinate site communication and updates
Streamline inspection and reporting workflows
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
O*NET 47-2021.00
Job Description
Automation Risk
While some routine tasks such as measurement, cutting, and cleaning can be automated or augmented with technology, the core bricklaying work requires manual dexterity, craftsmanship, and on-site judgment that are resistant to automation. AI tools can assist with planning, inspection, and safety, but most of the role remains reliant on human skill and physical presence.
Task analysis
- Lay and bind bricks, blocks, and other materials with mortar to construct or repair structures.
- Interpret blueprints and drawings to determine specifications and calculate required materials.
- Measure distances and mark guidelines using levels, plumb bobs, and other tools.
- Apply and smooth mortar, ensuring proper alignment and finish of brickwork.
- Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size using hand or power tools.
- Inspect completed work for quality and compliance with specifications.
- Clean work surfaces and remove debris from construction areas.
- Communicate with team members and supervisors to coordinate work and resolve issues.
- Adhere to health and safety procedures to minimize risk on site.
Occupational Classification
UK Salary Benchmark
Construction of buildings · ONS ASHE 2024 annual earnings
👤 For Candidates
AI & future-of-work guidance
🤖 Enhance with AI
- ›Use digital blueprint apps for accurate measurements
- ›Adopt AR tools for on-site visualisation support
- ›Leverage mobile inspection apps for quality checks
📈 Disruption outlook
% risk of significant disruption
🎓 Learn now
📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)
🏢 For Employers
Strategic hiring options & technology alternatives
🔄 Alternatives
Automate measurements and layout marking with AR devices
Use AI-powered apps for quality and compliance checks
Reduce on-site manual bricklaying via prefab solutions
⚡ Recommendation
🔀 Hybrid approachManual skill essential; digital tools can enhance efficiency and quality control
Microsoft Copilot & M365
Track project progress and quality metrics
Coordinate site communication and updates
Streamline inspection and reporting workflows
Key Skills
Knowledge Areas
O*NET Competency Skills
Alternative Career Paths
Oversee teams and manage workflows on construction sites, leveraging hands-on experience.
Specialize in estimating materials and labor costs for masonry projects.
Assess construction projects for compliance with codes and quality standards.
Manage entire construction projects, coordinating multiple trades and timelines.
Also Consider
🔥 Hot Technologies
In-demand tools for this occupation (O*NET)
Work Activities
General work activities from O*NET
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Getting Information
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Scheduling Work and Activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
- Developing and Building Teams
Anthropic Economic Index
Real-world AI adoption data from millions of Claude conversations · Dataset ↗
Observed Claude Usage
0%
of conversations
Classic Auto. Risk
82%
Frey & Osborne
Job Zone
2/5
Some prep
O*NET Median Salary
£40k
US ref. $51k · fx 0.79
Occupational family: Construction and Extraction
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