Brickmasons & Blockmasons at My Next Move for Veterans

Brickmasons & Blockmasons

Also called: Bricklayer, Brick Mason, Mason, Brick Layer

In the Marine Corps: Basic Engineer, Construction, and Equipment Marine; Combat Engineer

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

Remove excess mortar with trowels and hand tools, and finish mortar joints with jointing tools, for a sealed, uniform appearance.
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.

Engineering and Technology

building and construction
mechanical

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Business

customer service
management

Education and Training

teaching and course design

Basic Skills

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving