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).

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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

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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

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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