Series 3603

Masonry

Masons who build and repair brick, block, and stone walls, walkways, and structures, including historic buildings. Many jobs are with the National Park Service.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

3600 Structural and Finishing Work Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

See open 3603 jobs on USAJOBS Compare with another series Back to Series Directory

At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 74
Open now: 9
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-40%)
Demand score: 55/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 82/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WG-7 to WG-10

Most common promotion potential: WG-10

WG pay plan, used by 88% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$57,350 to $75,111 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 65%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 35%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 19%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Interior (37)
Department of Veterans Affairs (17)
Department of the Air Force (7)
Legislative Branch (5)
Department of the Army (4)

Top states

District of Columbia (11)
Arizona (8)
South Dakota (8)
Pennsylvania (5)
Puerto Rico (5)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 3603 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	5% below average
February	About average
March	13% above average
April	About average
May	6% below average
June	About average
July	6% above average
August	8% above average
September	8% below average
October	About average
November	About average
December	About average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 3603 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	88
FY 2019	76
FY 2020	54
FY 2021	64
FY 2022	73
FY 2023	76
FY 2024	57
FY 2025	51
FY 2026	73

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 3603 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	10
Jan 2026	8
Feb 2026	3
Mar 2026	11
Apr 2026	5
May 2026	6
Jun 2026	3
Jul 2026	11
Aug 2026	4
Sep 2026	5
Oct 2026	3
Nov 2026 (month to date)	5

3610 Insulating 38 postings in 12 months
3605 Plastering 13 postings in 12 months
3602 Cement Finishing 10 postings in 12 months
3601 Miscellaneous Structural and Finishing Work 4 postings in 12 months
3606 Roofing 3 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.