Mason in North Dakota: licence, certification and what employers require (2026)

North Dakota does not license masons: no state licence for masons or concrete finishers as employees. This page says what a mason licensed or working in another state has to do to work in North Dakota, in the order to do it, and what goes wrong when the order is reversed.

How the transfer works

No state licenses masons, bricklayers or concrete finishers as employees, so there is nothing to transfer to North Dakota. A masonry contractor licence applies in some states if you work for yourself. Certifications that travel: ACI concrete flatwork finisher, and OSHA cards.

What to have ready before you move

• ACI or NCMA certificates if you hold them
• OSHA 10 card

Start the paperwork before you give notice. There is no North Dakota licence to wait for, so the only clock is the employer's.

What people get wrong

• Underestimating the season in northern states; masonry slows in winter

Who hires masons in North Dakota

Masons in North Dakota are hired by masonry contractors, concrete contractors, general contractors and union locals. The metros with the most of that work are Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Minot. Employers who could not hire locally and have filed with the Department of Labor are on the North Dakota openings page.

For the money side: the median mason in North Dakota earned $56,180 a year ($27 an hour) in May 2024 across 1,280 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and North Dakota has a progressive state income tax with a top rate of 2.5%. What that leaves you after tax is its own page.

Everything about North Dakota, on one page

The North Dakota page has the registries and boards, the income tax table, the programs that pay you to come and the openings filed this month. If you know which state you are leaving, the move pages compare the two directly. Creating a free Workmerica profile with your trade and your destination puts you in front of North Dakota employers hiring from out of state.