The duties of a masonry instructor involve designing a curriculum and teaching masonry, stonework, and bricklaying skills in a shop, in a classroom, or in the field. Your responsibilities in this career may include planning and overseeing student workshops, performing demonstrations, and advising students on other academic steps that they could take to start their masonry career. As a masonry instructor, you typically work with brick and other masonry materials. You may also provide instruction in the safe and effective use of tools and machinery common in the masonry trade.