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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 173,920 |
1.5 % |
$21.02 |
$43,720 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.79 |
$15.35 |
$18.84 |
$24.72 |
$32.92 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,590 |
$31,920 |
$39,180 |
$51,430 |
$68,470 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
87,370 |
10.34 |
$20.59 |
$42,820 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
29,530 |
4.61 |
$20.41 |
$42,450 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
15,830 |
2.09 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
13,310 |
4.06 |
$21.70 |
$45,140 |
| Residential Building Construction |
7,900 |
1.10 |
$21.67 |
$45,080 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
87,370 |
10.34 |
$20.59 |
$42,820 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
29,530 |
4.61 |
$20.41 |
$42,450 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
13,310 |
4.06 |
$21.70 |
$45,140 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
15,830 |
2.09 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing |
2,560 |
1.33 |
$18.43 |
$38,330 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
100 |
(7) |
$33.33 |
$69,330 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
1,200 |
0.02 |
$26.05 |
$54,190 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
100 |
(7) |
$25.53 |
$53,110 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
130 |
(7) |
$24.71 |
$51,410 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
150 |
0.01 |
$24.49 |
$50,940 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
20,310 |
1.27 |
1.03 |
$24.42 |
$50,790 |
| Texas |
19,800 |
1.69 |
1.36 |
$16.28 |
$33,850 |
| Florida |
11,360 |
1.38 |
1.12 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| New York |
7,630 |
0.84 |
0.68 |
$32.30 |
$67,190 |
| Arizona |
5,860 |
2.21 |
1.78 |
$18.63 |
$38,760 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
1,950 |
4.67 |
3.77 |
$17.11 |
$35,590 |
| Nebraska |
3,030 |
3.13 |
2.53 |
$17.31 |
$36,000 |
| North Dakota |
1,270 |
2.98 |
2.41 |
$20.29 |
$42,190 |
| Wyoming |
800 |
2.89 |
2.34 |
$19.35 |
$40,250 |
| Idaho |
1,800 |
2.72 |
2.19 |
$17.17 |
$35,720 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
130 |
0.39 |
0.32 |
$32.43 |
$67,450 |
| Hawaii |
950 |
1.50 |
1.21 |
$32.35 |
$67,290 |
| New York |
7,630 |
0.84 |
0.68 |
$32.30 |
$67,190 |
| Illinois |
4,570 |
0.77 |
0.62 |
$30.18 |
$62,780 |
| New Jersey |
2,820 |
0.71 |
0.58 |
$27.83 |
$57,890 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
5,480 |
0.83 |
0.67 |
$33.65 |
$69,990 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,990 |
1.70 |
1.37 |
$16.23 |
$33,760 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,500 |
2.33 |
1.88 |
$18.68 |
$38,850 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,520 |
1.45 |
1.17 |
$16.47 |
$34,260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,380 |
0.80 |
0.65 |
$26.64 |
$55,410 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
3,130 |
1.26 |
1.01 |
$22.29 |
$46,370 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,020 |
1.58 |
1.28 |
$25.35 |
$52,730 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,600 |
2.65 |
2.14 |
$16.70 |
$34,730 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,470 |
1.75 |
1.41 |
$19.79 |
$41,170 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,440 |
1.56 |
1.26 |
$23.95 |
$49,810 |
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