The Athenians thought that the mythological hero Theseus was their first king, and they attributed to him the birth of the Athenian state. Before Theseus, the peninsula of Attica was home to various, independent towns and villages, with Athens being the largest.
National Wages. Approximately 62,560 bricklayers worked in the U.S. as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average hourly wage for all bricklayers, both union and non-union, at all levels of experience from across the U.S. was $22.50. Annual salaries range from more than $80,570 to less than $28,950.
Because the work is so similar, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics groups bricklayers with blocklayers. Workers in these occupations earned an average annual salary of $50,000 in 2013. Most worked for foundation, structure and building exterior contractors, where the average salary was $49,450.