Annual Salary
£17,000 to £40,000
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Bricklayers build houses, repair walls and chimneys and refurbish decorative stonework. They also work on restoration projects.
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: between 8am and 6pm; away from home
There will be
1.1% fewer Bricklayer jobs in 2027.
In your day-to-day tasks you could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work on a construction site.
Your working environment may be physically demanding, outdoors in all weathers, at height and you'll travel often.
You can get into this job through:
You can take a college course like a:
These courses teach the skills needed for the job and can help you to find a trainee position with a building company.
Some colleges and private training organisations may offer short or part-time bricklaying 'taster' courses. These may help you try the job if you're thinking of a change in career.
You'll usually need:
You can do a:
These usually take between 2 and 3 years to complete. You'll do on-the-job training and spend time with a college or training provider.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a construction site labourer with a bricklaying 'gang' and take training on the job to become a bricklayer.
You can join an organisation like the Federation of Master Builders for professional recognition and training opportunities.
You can find out more about becoming a bricklayer from Go Construct and House Building Careers.
You could specialise in a particular type of bricklaying like heritage work or stonemasonry.
You could become self-employed and set up your own business.
With experience, you could become a construction site supervisor, or move into related areas like estimating, training or teaching apprentices or students in a further education college.
Find out more about teaching in further education from teach in further education.
You'll need: