Time left: 5 years and 9 months · Group: Construction and Extraction
The official job description
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What brickmasons and blockmasons do all day (for now)
Construct corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick.
Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
Calculate angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
Fasten or fuse brick or other building material to structure with wire clamps, anchor holes, torch, or cement.
Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw.
Remove excess mortar with trowels and hand tools, and finish mortar joints with jointing tools, for a sealed, uniform appearance.
Also known as
Adobe Layer, Block Layer, Block Mason, Block Paver, Blockmason, Bottom Liner, Brick and Block Mason, Brick and Tile Bricklayer
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace brickmasons and blockmasons?
Oh hell yes. And sooner than you think. By my count you have 5 years and 9 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces brickmasons and blockmasons?
5 years and 9 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which brickmasons and blockmasons tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: construct corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick. The rest follows.