11 Fastest Growing Blue Collar Jobs

8. Brickmasons and blockmasons

Projected growth: 18.6

Average salary:

Brickmasons and blockmasons, labor workers who use bricks, concrete blocks, and natural and man-made stones to build fences, walkways, walls, and other structures, perform one of the most physically demanding jobs on this list. The rise in the number of jobs for this occupation is mainly driven by future population growth. In order to become brickmasons or blockmasons, you need high school diploma and training. Many decide to enter free apprenticeship programs that usually last three or four years since this type of education enables them to become foremen and the superintendents.

The highest demand for this occupation is in Utah, Maryland, and Montana, while Massachusetts, Illinois and New York are top-paying states with salaries 77,630; 70,910, and 65,460, retrospectively.