Masonry Training

Every Home, School, and Hospital Needs a Strong Foundation. Start Building Yours Here.

160 Hours | No Experience Needed | NCCER Curriculum

Wilmington keeps growing, and the places our neighbors live, learn, and heal need skilled hands to build them. Whether you’re 18 or 58, starting fresh or starting over, our 160-hour Masonry I class gets you there. You don’t need to have ever mixed a bag of mortar.

You’ll spend most of your time in the lab building real walls, steps, and patios. Masons in the U.S. earn a median of $58,270 a year, and it’s a skill you take with you anywhere.

Career Pathways & Industry Outlook

Skilled masons are in demand, and the need isn’t slowing down. About 18,400 mason jobs open across the country every year as experienced workers retire. Your training puts you at the front of the line.

Target Employment Sectors

• Residential Construction: Foundations, porches, and brick homes
• Commercial Construction: Schools, hospitals, offices, and retail centers
• Masonry Contractors: Join a crew as a mason helper or apprentice

What You Will Learn & Experience

Train hands-on in a real masonry lab with a trowel in your hand from the first week.

• Brick & Block Laying. Master layout, bonding, mortar spreading, and joint tooling for walls that are level, plumb, and built to last.
• Mortar Mixing. Mix every type of mortar right and keep each batch workable, even in the Carolina heat.
• Residential Projects. Build the foundations, steps, patios, and pavers homeowners hire masons for.
• Construction Math. Work fractions, square corners with the 3-4-5 rule, and figure exactly how much material to order.
• Tools & Jobsite Safety. Run saws, mixers, lifting equipment, and scaffolds safely, with full training on PPE and fall protection.
• Job-Ready Skills. Follow instructions, work as a team, and solve problems the way foremen expect.

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