Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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)
186,400	1.6 %	$22.76	$47,350	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$13.83	$16.61	$20.67	$27.03	$36.17
Annual Wage (2)	$28,780	$34,550	$43,000	$56,230	$75,220

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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	91,930	10.07	$22.29	$46,350
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	30,850	4.50	$22.06	$45,890
Nonresidential Building Construction	17,060	2.11	$25.49	$53,030
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	13,640	3.98	$23.91	$49,720
Residential Building Construction	9,950	1.28	$24.29	$50,520

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	91,930	10.07	$22.29	$46,350
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	30,850	4.50	$22.06	$45,890
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	13,640	3.98	$23.91	$49,720
Nonresidential Building Construction	17,060	2.11	$25.49	$53,030
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	1,700	1.45	$23.40	$48,670

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	170	0.01	$31.41	$65,330
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	250	0.02	$28.32	$58,900
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,210	0.02	$27.98	$58,190
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	50	0.01	$27.21	$56,600
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	(8)	(8)	$26.74	$55,610

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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	24,370	1.43	1.11	$27.35	$56,890
Texas	21,640	1.79	1.39	$17.67	$36,760
Florida	13,640	1.58	1.23	$17.64	$36,690
New York	6,800	0.72	0.56	$34.91	$72,610
Arizona	6,590	2.36	1.83	$20.07	$41,750

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	2,070	4.90	3.80	$17.97	$37,380
Nebraska	3,170	3.25	2.52	$18.38	$38,220
Idaho	2,250	3.19	2.48	$18.13	$37,700
Utah	3,580	2.46	1.91	$19.74	$41,070
Arizona	6,590	2.36	1.83	$20.07	$41,750

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	870	1.36	1.05	$36.39	$75,680
New York	6,800	0.72	0.56	$34.91	$72,610
Illinois	5,740	0.96	0.74	$32.55	$67,700
Alaska	160	0.50	0.39	$32.16	$66,890
Washington	3,900	1.20	0.93	$29.37	$61,090

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,740	0.81	0.63	$34.72	$72,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,410	1.21	0.94	$28.11	$58,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,340	2.06	1.60	$18.22	$37,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5,230	2.54	1.98	$20.15	$41,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,140	1.72	1.34	$17.36	$36,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,420	0.95	0.74	$33.51	$69,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	3,670	2.46	1.91	$28.81	$59,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,670	1.17	0.91	$23.00	$47,840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,230	1.65	1.28	$26.03	$54,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	3,200	1.32	1.03	$29.45	$61,260