Also called: Helpers--Brickmasons and Tile Setters
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters build coordination, time management and operation and control skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | 92% | $76,170 | +60% | None |
| 2 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 91% | $62,120 | +31% | None |
| 3 | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons | 87% | $61,290 | +29% | None |
| 4 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 86% | $57,020 | +20% | None |
| 5 | Tile and Stone Setters | 85% | $55,690 | +17% | None |
| 6 | Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 83% | $58,930 | +24% | None |
| 7 | Construction Laborers | 83% | $47,120 | −1% | None |
| 8 | Stonemasons | 83% | $57,390 | +21% | None |
| 9 | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 83% | $62,780 | +32% | None |
| 10 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 81% | $49,120 | +3% | None |
Compared with Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters, median $47,550. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
92% skill match · $76,170 · +60% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Service Orientation
91% skill match · $62,120 · +31% pay
Persuasion · Quality Control Analysis · Management of Personnel Resources
87% skill match · $61,290 · +29% pay
Repairing · Equipment Maintenance · Operations Monitoring
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (92% skill match, median $76,170), Brickmasons and Blockmasons (91% skill match, median $62,120) and Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons (87% skill match, median $61,290), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 22 pay more than helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters at the median. The biggest increases: Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (+60%, $76,170), Pile Driver Operators (+54%, $73,300) and Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (+34%, $63,870).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.