Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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
Industry profile for this occupation
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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)
196,120	1.6 %	$23.24	$48,330	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$14.30	$17.17	$21.54	$27.69	$36.04
Annual Wage (2)	$29,750	$35,710	$44,810	$57,600	$74,950

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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	94,640	10.11	$22.78	$47,380
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	34,400	4.85	$23.27	$48,390
Nonresidential Building Construction	18,700	2.24	$25.78	$53,620
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	15,020	4.27	$24.10	$50,130
Residential Building Construction	9,560	1.18	$24.57	$51,100

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	94,640	10.11	$22.78	$47,380
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	34,400	4.85	$23.27	$48,390
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	15,020	4.27	$24.10	$50,130
Nonresidential Building Construction	18,700	2.24	$25.78	$53,620
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	1,690	1.37	$24.76	$51,500

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,250	0.02	$28.77	$59,840
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	50	0.01	$28.75	$59,800
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$27.53	$57,260
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	80	(7)	$26.97	$56,100
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	190	0.01	$26.69	$55,510

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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	28,170	1.62	1.21	$27.54	$57,290
Texas	21,550	1.73	1.30	$18.45	$38,380
Florida	15,340	1.74	1.31	$18.51	$38,510
Arizona	6,510	2.27	1.70	$20.57	$42,780
Ohio	6,390	1.17	0.88	$23.80	$49,500

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	1,840	4.33	3.25	$17.54	$36,480
Nebraska	3,320	3.38	2.53	$19.26	$40,050
Utah	4,660	3.10	2.32	$21.07	$43,830
Idaho	2,150	2.96	2.22	$19.58	$40,720
Iowa	4,170	2.69	2.02	$20.42	$42,470

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	550	0.87	0.65	$40.86	$84,980
Illinois	5,360	0.89	0.67	$33.09	$68,820
New York	6,000	0.63	0.47	$32.87	$68,370
Washington	4,670	1.41	1.05	$31.86	$66,270
New Jersey	3,170	0.78	0.58	$30.14	$62,680

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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,190	1.31	0.98	$27.62	$57,450
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,910	1.89	1.42	$18.88	$39,270
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,790	0.70	0.53	$33.16	$68,970
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,470	1.79	1.34	$18.19	$37,830
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5,210	2.45	1.84	$20.84	$43,340
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,530	2.94	2.20	$29.26	$60,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,110	0.88	0.66	$34.66	$72,100
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,630	1.14	0.85	$23.09	$48,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	3,240	1.31	0.98	$31.42	$65,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,200	1.21	0.91	$19.31	$40,160