Statewide pay Government data
Brickmasons in South Carolina earn a statewide median of $49,010 a year, 22% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #46 of 49 states and DC. About 410 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
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Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes brickmason pay for 5 South Carolina metros: Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreenvilleSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $49,730 | $53,324 | 60 |
| CharlestonSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $48,690 | $48,226 | 50 |
| ColumbiaSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $48,590 | $51,878 | 80 |
| SpartanburgSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $47,990 | $52,707 | 50 |
| Myrtle BeachSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $47,220 | $50,426 | 50 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
The job (national)
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.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1.1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical training: apprenticeship.
Nationally, brickmasons have 131 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.5× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is falls, slips and trips.
What the work is like Government data
How often brickmasons deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Getting started: registered apprenticeship Government data
Most brickmasons train through a paid apprenticeship: you work and earn under experienced pros while taking classes, and pay usually rises as you progress. 727,586 people were active registered apprentices nationwide in FY2026, up 87% since FY2016, and construction is the largest field with 290,043 of them (40%), according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Official U.S. Department of Labor tools at Apprenticeship.gov. Counts: DOL Apprentices by State dashboard, FY2026 (all occupations).
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
South Carolina runs its own workplace-safety program (an OSHA State Plan), so its injury reports aren't in the federal dataset. Nationally, in states federal OSHA covers, masonry contractors filed 459 severe injury reports from 2015 to 2024; the most common cause was falls, slips and trips (55%). OSHA also opened 3 fatality investigations at masonry contractors in South Carolina over the same years (federal and state programs).
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.
Where to train in South Carolina Government data
2 schools in South Carolina offer masonry programs below the bachelor's level. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC · Public | Certificate | $18,211 | 15 | — |
| York Technical College Rock Hill, SC · Public | Certificate | $15,942 | 0 | — |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in South Carolina Official source
The main state licensing office in South Carolina is the South Carolina Contractors' Licensing Board. It can point you to the right license for brickmasons.
Official South Carolina licensing site ↗
Requirements for brickmasons vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 2.7% of wage and salary workers in South Carolina were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#49 of 51 states and D.C.), and 4.1% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only brickmasons.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in South Carolina
All trades in South Carolina.