Bricklayer

No degree, certificate or diploma
3 years to less than 5 years

Major Work Area

• • Construction

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Additional Skills

• • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

Work Setting

• • Residential
  • Institutional
  • Commercial

Specific Skills

• • Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, structural tiles or other masonry units
  • Lay bricks, stone or similar materials to provide veneer facing
  • Construct and install prefabricated masonry units
  • Read sketches and blueprints to calculate materials required
  • Cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools
  • Lay bricks or other masonry units to build residential or commercial chimneys and fireplaces

Own Tools/Equipment

• • Steel-toed safety boots

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal Suitability

• Team player
• Reliability

$42.37 an hour