Masonry & Concrete recruiters serving Jacksonville.
Brickmasons and blockmasons are scarcer in Jacksonville than in most of the country, 48% fewer per job, so the roughly 130 who work here are rarely short of offers. BLS counts 18 business locations of nonresidential masonry contractors across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Jacksonville.
BLS counts about 5,900 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Jacksonville metro, the largest group being carpenters (about 2,500). Relative to the size of the local economy, brickmasons and blockmasons are far less concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 0.52). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Masonry & Concrete hub.
Bricklayer / Mason
Jacksonville: 130 employed · $58,490 median, 63rd-highest of 91 metros
Concrete Finisher
Jacksonville: 980 employed · $49,260 median, 73rd-highest of 111 metros
Concrete Form Setter / Carpenter
Jacksonville: 2,500 employed · $50,540 median, 80th-highest of 112 metros
Masonry Foreman
Jacksonville: 5,830 employed · $77,760 median, 62nd-highest of 112 metros
Concrete Pump Operator
Jacksonville: 1,990 employed · $48,920 median, 92nd-highest of 112 metros
Estimator
Jacksonville: 1,160 employed · $69,090 median, 104th-highest of 111 metros
Project Manager
Jacksonville: 2,720 employed · $107,200 median, 65th-highest of 111 metros
Restoration Mason
Precast Concrete Technician
Jacksonville: 110 employed · $44,910 median, 56th-highest of 85 metros
Concrete Testing Technician
Jacksonville: 190 employed · $58,110 median, 86th-highest of 111 metros
What Masonry & Concrete roles earn in Jacksonville.
Brickmasons and blockmasons in Jacksonville earn a median $58,490, 6% under the $62,120 national figure, and 63rd of 91 metros. Pay runs $38,170 at the tenth percentile to $96,000 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is civil engineering technologists and technicians, at $58,110 against $64,950 nationally.
| Role | Jacksonville median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricklayer / Mason · Restoration MasonBrickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021) | $58,490 | $38,170–$96,000 | $62,120 | −6% | 130 |
| Concrete FinisherCement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051) | $49,260 | $38,260–$62,020 | $57,020 | −14% | 980 |
| Concrete Form Setter / CarpenterCarpenters (47-2031) | $50,540 | $37,020–$72,400 | $60,580 | −17% | 2,500 |
| Masonry ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $77,760 | $51,490–$104,800 | $79,920 | −3% | 5,830 |
| Concrete Pump OperatorOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (47-2073) | $48,920 | $39,290–$64,660 | $59,850 | −18% | 1,990 |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $69,090 | $44,430–$122,480 | $78,740 | −12% | 1,160 |
| Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $107,200 | $62,010–$199,910 | $114,990 | −7% | 2,720 |
| Precast Concrete TechnicianMolders, Shapers, and Casters (51-9195) | $44,910 | $34,440–$57,750 | $46,170 | −3% | 110 |
| Concrete Testing TechnicianCivil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (17-3022) | $58,110 | $44,270–$90,210 | $64,950 | −11% | 190 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Jacksonville metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Jacksonville's masonry & concrete market has changed since 2018.
Jacksonville lost nonresidential masonry contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 19 business locations to 18 (down 5%), close to the 6% national change. Headcount at those firms went up 4%, to about 151 people, so fewer firms are employing more people each. Average annual pay there went from $33,184 to $49,177 (+48%), faster than the 23% national increase, a sign employers here have had to bid up. The number of nonresidential concrete contractors in Jacksonville rose from 21 in 2018 to 22 in 2023, up 5%, behind the 11% growth nationally. BLS stops short of publishing headcount and pay for them here, which happens when a handful of firms account for most of the work.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential masonry contractors: business locations | 19 | 18 | −5% |
| Nonresidential masonry contractors: employment | 145 | 151 | +4% |
| Nonresidential masonry contractors: average annual pay | $33,184 | $49,177 | +48% |
| Nonresidential concrete contractors: business locations | 21 | 22 | +5% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
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Jacksonville sits at about the national rate for masonry and concrete — neither unusually deep nor unusually thin.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (nearest published occupation for this trade). Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Jacksonville's masonry and concrete market compares
In 2023 the Jacksonville metro had 22 nonresidential concrete contractors (counted by business location). BLS publishes that count but withholds headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. That works out to 1.3 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally. Fewer local employers means experienced people are easier to identify, but many work for firms based outside the metro.
Among the 99 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Jacksonville ranks 43rd for headcount, 67th for median pay and 48th for concentration for cement masons and concrete finishers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 3,820 | $48,860 | 1.02 | 47 |
| Orlando | 2,120 | $47,800 | 1.13 | 42 |
| Tampa | 1,780 | $49,590 | 0.93 | 39 |
| Jacksonville | 980 | $49,260 | 0.97 | 18 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | 960 | $48,350 | 2.39 | 25 |
| North Port-Sarasota | 720 | $49,440 | 1.60 | 18 |
| Lakeland | 560 | $47,440 | 1.60 | 9 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | 370 | $47,410 | 1.14 | 3 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 330 | $48,010 | 1.14 | 8 |
| Port St. Lucie | 290 | $48,280 | 1.27 | 3 |
| Pensacola | 200 | $47,580 | 0.78 | 9 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For masonry and concrete employers in Jacksonville, the pool is about the national norm for its size and local employers are adding people, so expect competing offers on experienced candidates and keep the process short.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Jacksonville metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Masonry & Concrete licensing in Florida.
Florida's Construction Industry Licensing Board issues statewide certified licenses and jurisdiction-specific registered licenses for categories such as general, building, roofing and a range of specialty contractors. Registered licenses are tied to local competency requirements. The same state rules apply in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, North Port-Sarasota, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Lakeland, Deltona-Daytona, Palm Bay-Melbourne, Port St. Lucie and Pensacola, so candidates licensed there can work in Jacksonville without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Construction Industry Licensing Board (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Jacksonville talent.
The closest metro we cover is Deltona-Daytona, about 100 miles away. Pay is close across the region: medians run from $50,210 in Lakeland to $58,610 in Palm Bay-Melbourne, against $58,490 here. Orlando has the deepest pool within reach, so a search for senior roles here usually extends there.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | – | 130 | $58,490 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 102 mi | – | – |
| Orlando | 125 mi | 380 | $50,470 |
| Lakeland | 159 mi | 70 | $50,210 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | 171 mi | 30 | $58,610 |
| Tampa | 172 mi | 360 | $57,490 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Jacksonville crews.
Not masonry & concrete work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Jacksonville in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- JAXPORT 47-foot harbor deepening$420MCompleted May 2022
A completed, historical example of the heavy civil and marine construction capacity this port delivers, not an active current driver.
- JEA power-line raise / air-draft clearance project~$117MOn track for completion end of 2026
Raises the operational air-draft clearance to 205 feet, allowing larger vessels to call at the already-deepened harbor. Heavy civil and power-infrastructure demand.
- JAXPORT Berth 21$60M50% complete, on track for early 2027
New vehicle-import berth capacity. Marine construction, heavy civil, and materials-handling electrical work tied directly to the port's freight-handling expansion.
Showing 3 of 5 projects tracked in this metro. The Jacksonville market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for masonry & concrete, and what kills offers in Jacksonville.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end a masonry & concrete offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Masonry & Concrete credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Masonry & Concrete hiring in Jacksonville.
What do brickmasons and blockmasons earn in Jacksonville?
BLS puts the Jacksonville median for brickmasons and blockmasons at $58,490 a year, 6% below the $62,120 national median. That ranks 63rd of 91 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. The range is unusually wide: $38,170 at the bottom tenth against $96,000 at the top tenth, a 2.5x gap. Senior people here are priced far above the median. No other Florida metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire brickmasons and blockmasons in Jacksonville?
Yes. Jacksonville has 48% fewer brickmasons and blockmasons per job than the country as a whole, roughly 130 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed. The 18 nonresidential masonry contractors here average about 8.4 employees per location.
Which masonry & concrete roles pay the most in Jacksonville?
Of the roles we recruit for, Project Manager pays the most in Jacksonville, a $107,200 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Bricklayer / Mason at $58,490, 45% below it. Precast Concrete Technician is the lowest-paid field role at $44,910. Concrete Pump Operator trails national pay the most (18% below).
How many nonresidential masonry contractors operate in Jacksonville?
BLS counted 18 nonresidential masonry contractors in Jacksonville in 2023, employing about 151 people between them. Down from 19 in 2018, a 5% decline against 6% decline nationally. That averages 8.4 people per location. They pay an average of $49,177, 28% below the $68,219 national average for the same kind of employer. BLS counted 22 nonresidential concrete contractors in Jacksonville in 2023. Up from 21 in 2018, a 5% increase against 11% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Jacksonville for brickmasons and blockmasons?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Orlando (125 miles, about 380, $50,470 median), Lakeland (159 miles, about 70, $50,210 median) and Palm Bay-Melbourne (171 miles, about 30, $58,610 median). Orlando has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Jacksonville out-pays Orlando and Lakeland, an advantage when recruiting from there.
Thin market. Short list anyway.
With brickmasons and blockmasons this scarce in Jacksonville, an open seat rarely fills from a job posting. Let's line up the people before the next one opens.
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