Bricklayer

Bricklayer

Apprenticeship

AT A GLANCE

Bricklayers interpret drawings and blueprints and work on commercial and residential projects. You work with materials like brick, block stone, concrete blocks, glass block, or terra cotta to build interior and exterior walls, partitions, fireplaces, chimneys, smokestacks, and other structures. They also lay brick, hollow tile, and concrete blocks for buildings or other structures.

CAREER VIDEO(S)

Source: MCSC Trade Talk Series

RELATED CAREERS

Note: Additional training and/or certification may be required.
CONCRETE FINISHER
INTERIOR SYSTEMS MECHANIC
PLASTERER
TILESETTER

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environments for construction careers can be located outdoors or indoors or both. Work hours may vary as well. Some positions are seasonal while others are all year round, but part-time. Other positions are project-based and may require you to work full-time until the project is complete. And, of course there are careers that have full-time hours all year round.

Below is a list of workplaces where you might find opportunities to gain apprenticeship hours and/or experience:

Other conditions: seasonal, project based

MINI SKILLS ASSESSMENT

If you answer YES to the questions below, then a career as a Bricklayer may be right for you!

ESSENTIAL SKILLS PROFILES

The Government of Canada Job Bank has identified Nine Literacy and Essential Skills (Reading, Writing, Document Use, Numeracy, Computer Use, Thinking, Oral Communication, Working with Others, and Continuous Learning).

Below you will find links to the Essential Skills Profiles for this occupation and/or related ones:

WAGES

Below you will find the annual salaries for apprentices and Journey Persons for a Bricklayer:

Minimum for Apprentices

Skills Booklet 2016, Skills Canada/Manitoba

$32,112 – $42,816

Average for Journey Persons

Skills Booklet 2016, Skills Canada/Manitoba

$53,525 – $71,366

For more information on apprenticeship wages, click here

Every year, the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) Construction Sector releases Minimum Wage Schedules for Manitoba. Below are the minimum wage rates for this career:
Minimum Wage Rate January 1, 2017 or after
Journey Persons $36.30
Specialty Labourer (Assisting Bricklayer) $25.65
Trainee 2 $20.50
Trainee 1 $15.40

TRAINING

Note: To receive the most up-to-date information about satisfying apprenticeship level requirements, contact Apprenticeship Manitoba or visit https://www.gov.mb.ca/wd/apprenticeship/

Bricklayer

Program Length (Minimum Years)

3 years

Level Requirements

Required Hours for each level (L)

L1: 1,600 hours L2: 1,600 hours L3: 1,600 hours

Technical Training/Year (weeks in class)

Y1: 9 weeks Y2: 8 weeks Y3: 6 weeks

Additional Licensing

No

Trades Qualification Requirements (minimum experience required)

Minimum years of experience required

(within last 10 years)

4.5 years

Minimum hours experience required

7,200 hours

Practical Exam required

Yes

Compulsory Apprenticeship/Certificate of Qualifications required to work

No

Red Seal Trade available

Yes

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ASSOCIATIONS

Click the links below for associations related to this career!