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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).
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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