BAC 3 JATEC Brick Pre-Apprentice Program
Bricklayers and Allied Crafts Local 3 JATEC · Tracy, CA
- Cost
- $0
- Length
- 10 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 64%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 26
- Finished the program
- 58%Based on 26 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 64%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Tracy is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Job ads may call this: Mason · Tender · Blockmason · Bricklayer
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
- Construct corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick.
- Apply and smooth mortar or other mixture over work surface.
- Calculate angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw.
- Interpret blueprints and drawings to determine specifications and to calculate the materials required.
- Typical pay in California
- $70,921per year
- Projected openings
- 4,180
- Projected change
- +5.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- An apprenticeship
People usually enter this job through an apprenticeship rather than from a classroom course alone. Ask the provider whether this program leads to one.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 45% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 34% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 34%
- High school diploma
- 45%
- Started college, no degree
- 13%
- Two-year degree
- 4%
- Four-year degree
- 4%
- Master's degree
- 0.5%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.1%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Stonemasons
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Mason · Stonemason · Stone Mason · Stone Setter
- Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
- Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
- Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
- Remove wedges, fill joints between stones, finish joints between stones, using a trowel, and smooth the mortar to an attractive finish, using a tuck pointer.
Show 3 more things this job involves
- Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
- Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
- Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
- Typical pay in California
- $62,581per year
- Projected openings
- 1,230
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- An apprenticeship
People usually enter this job through an apprenticeship rather than from a classroom course alone. Ask the provider whether this program leads to one.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 45% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 34% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 34%
- High school diploma
- 45%
- Started college, no degree
- 13%
- Two-year degree
- 4%
- Four-year degree
- 4%
- Master's degree
- 0.5%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.1%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
This program prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the laying and or setting of exterior brick, concrete block, hard tile, marble, and related materials, using trowels, levels, hammers, chisels, and other hand tools. It includes instruction in technical mathematics, blueprint reading, structural masonry, decorative masonry foundations, reinforcement, mortar preparation, cutting and finishing, and applicable codes and standards.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Tracy WorkNet CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 209-831-5012
340 W. 4th StreetTracy, CA 95376about 7.8 miles away
Hours: Monday, Tuesday Thursday, Friday 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (Wednesdays closed at 2:30pm)
Modesto American Job Center of California / EDD Workforce Services Branch (WSB) & Stanislaus County Workforce DevelopmentComprehensive center
Phone: 209-576-6118 or 209-558-WORK (9675)
629 12th StreetModesto, CA 95354about 25 miles away
Hours: Modesto AJCC - Monday - Friday 8am-5:00pm; Partner - StanWorkforce - Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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