How to become a Bricklayer or Related Worker

Official title: Bricklayers and Related Workers

Bricklayers and related workers lay and repair brick structures such as walls, partitions, fireplaces and chimneys.

Main tasks

• Lay bricks and similar materials to build or repair walls, partitions, fireplaces, chimneys, furnaces, kilns, ovens and other structures
• Lay brick paths and footpaths
• Build brick patios, garden walls and other decorative brickwork

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$492,000 a year
• Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Stonemasons, Stone Cutters and Carvers
• Concrete Placers and Related Workers
• Carpenters and Joiners
• Other Building Frame and Related Trades Workers

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Questions people ask

How much does a Bricklayer or Related Worker earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$492,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Bricklayer or Related Worker a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Bricklayer or Related Worker?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026