Job prospects Stonemason in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "stonemason" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Bricklayers (NOC 72320) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

Majority work in construction, particularly as foundation, structure and building exterior contractors and in residential building construction

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

Construction activity is expected to be favourable across Ontario over the forecast period, supporting opportunities in this occupation
Steady demand for new housing to meet population growth
Investments in infrastructure such as transit, health care and other public facilities

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

There are three voluntary skilled trades associated with this occupation in Ontario, namely, Brick and Stone Mason, Refractory Mason, and Restoration Mason.

Here are some key facts about Bricklayers in Ontario:

Approximately 7,050 people work in this occupation.
Bricklayers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 91%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 91% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
42% of bricklayers work all year, while 57% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
30% of bricklayers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 26% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 26% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Ontario by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region	Good
Kingston–Pembroke Region	Good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region	Good
London Region	Good
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region	Good
Northeast Region	Moderate
Northwest Region	Undetermined
Ottawa Region	Good
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region	Good
Toronto Region	Good
Windsor-Sarnia Region	Good