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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
47-2051 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints. Installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units are classified in “Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers” (37-3011).
National estimates for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Industry profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Geographic profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
National estimates for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 203,560 |
1.3 % |
$ 27.60 |
$ 57,410 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 18.00 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 24.38 |
$ 30.65 |
$ 40.18 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 37,440 |
$ 44,690 |
$ 50,720 |
$ 63,750 |
$ 83,580 |
Industry profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
103,490 |
10.57 |
$ 26.98 |
$ 56,120 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
36,040 |
4.64 |
$ 27.73 |
$ 57,680 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
16,020 |
4.36 |
$ 29.57 |
$ 61,500 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
15,280 |
1.78 |
$ 30.44 |
$ 63,310 |
| Residential Building Construction |
7,530 |
0.81 |
$ 28.41 |
$ 59,100 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
103,490 |
10.57 |
$ 26.98 |
$ 56,120 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
36,040 |
4.64 |
$ 27.73 |
$ 57,680 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
16,020 |
4.36 |
$ 29.57 |
$ 61,500 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
15,280 |
1.78 |
$ 30.44 |
$ 63,310 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
1,770 |
1.40 |
$ 28.75 |
$ 59,800 |
Top paying industries for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rail Transportation |
30 |
0.02 |
$ 38.46 |
$ 80,010 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,800 |
0.03 |
$ 34.30 |
$ 71,340 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
70 |
(7) |
$ 31.21 |
$ 64,910 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
15,280 |
1.78 |
$ 30.44 |
$ 63,310 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
170 |
0.01 |
$ 30.18 |
$ 62,770 |
Geographic profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
28,890 |
1.61 |
1.20 |
$ 33.11 |
$ 68,870 |
| Texas |
20,900 |
1.54 |
1.15 |
$ 21.86 |
$ 45,480 |
| Florida |
15,680 |
1.64 |
1.22 |
$ 23.01 |
$ 47,850 |
| New York |
9,460 |
1.01 |
0.75 |
$ 36.18 |
$ 75,250 |
| Arizona |
7,270 |
2.32 |
1.73 |
$ 26.16 |
$ 54,410 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
2,190 |
4.92 |
3.67 |
$ 20.85 |
$ 43,370 |
| North Dakota |
1,650 |
3.96 |
2.96 |
$ 25.17 |
$ 52,350 |
| Idaho |
2,880 |
3.50 |
2.61 |
$ 23.66 |
$ 49,220 |
| Utah |
4,880 |
2.91 |
2.17 |
$ 25.85 |
$ 53,760 |
| Nebraska |
2,900 |
2.90 |
2.16 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 48,770 |
Top paying states for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
1,800 |
0.50 |
0.37 |
$ 39.80 |
$ 82,770 |
| Hawaii |
670 |
1.08 |
0.81 |
$ 38.31 |
$ 79,690 |
| Alaska |
80 |
0.25 |
0.19 |
$ 37.84 |
$ 78,700 |
| New Jersey |
3,470 |
0.83 |
0.62 |
$ 36.90 |
$ 76,750 |
| New York |
9,460 |
1.01 |
0.75 |
$ 36.18 |
$ 75,250 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,180 |
0.97 |
0.72 |
$ 38.63 |
$ 80,360 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,050 |
1.30 |
0.97 |
$ 32.69 |
$ 68,000 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,050 |
1.53 |
1.14 |
$ 22.86 |
$ 47,560 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,700 |
1.79 |
1.34 |
$ 22.50 |
$ 46,800 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
5,660 |
2.47 |
1.85 |
$ 26.78 |
$ 55,710 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,620 |
1.02 |
0.76 |
$ 36.97 |
$ 76,900 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
4,420 |
2.66 |
1.99 |
$ 30.40 |
$ 63,220 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,560 |
1.31 |
0.98 |
$ 23.70 |
$ 49,300 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,290 |
1.06 |
0.79 |
$ 26.49 |
$ 55,090 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,170 |
1.31 |
0.98 |
$ 37.76 |
$ 78,540 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| St. George, UT |
570 |
6.77 |
5.05 |
$ 24.93 |
$ 51,850 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
820 |
4.96 |
3.70 |
$ 21.50 |
$ 44,710 |
| The Villages, FL |
180 |
4.85 |
3.62 |
$ 24.14 |
$ 50,200 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID |
340 |
4.77 |
3.56 |
$ 25.38 |
$ 52,780 |
| Rapid City, SD |
330 |
4.59 |
3.42 |
$ 21.93 |
$ 45,620 |
| Fargo, ND-MN |
630 |
4.36 |
3.25 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 53,380 |
| Greeley, CO |
480 |
4.34 |
3.24 |
$ 26.97 |
$ 56,100 |
| Merced, CA |
330 |
4.20 |
3.14 |
$ 29.24 |
$ 60,820 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
210 |
3.91 |
2.92 |
$ 23.36 |
$ 48,590 |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
1,100 |
3.76 |
2.80 |
$ 25.82 |
$ 53,710 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Bedford, MA |
50 |
0.84 |
0.63 |
$ 42.65 |
$ 88,710 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
70 |
0.93 |
0.70 |
$ 42.52 |
$ 88,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,220 |
0.44 |
0.33 |
$ 41.35 |
$ 86,020 |
| Anchorage, AK |
50 |
0.31 |
0.23 |
$ 39.95 |
$ 83,100 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,820 |
1.60 |
1.19 |
$ 39.06 |
$ 81,240 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,180 |
0.97 |
0.72 |
$ 38.63 |
$ 80,360 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
150 |
1.16 |
0.86 |
$ 38.54 |
$ 80,160 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
490 |
1.13 |
0.84 |
$ 38.41 |
$ 79,900 |
| Walla Walla, WA |
90 |
3.46 |
2.58 |
$ 37.92 |
$ 78,870 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,170 |
1.31 |
0.98 |
$ 37.76 |
$ 78,540 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
