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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Industry profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Geographic profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
National estimates for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
195,580 |
1.7 % |
$ 23.74 |
$ 49,390 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 14.93 |
$ 17.70 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 28.23 |
$ 36.49 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 31,050 |
$ 36,810 |
$ 46,000 |
$ 58,710 |
$ 75,900 |
Industry profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
95,920 |
10.38 |
$ 23.58 |
$ 49,050 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
34,770 |
5.00 |
$ 23.90 |
$ 49,700 |
Nonresidential Building Construction |
17,300 |
2.14 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,460 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
14,930 |
4.17 |
$ 23.89 |
$ 49,680 |
Residential Building Construction |
9,480 |
1.19 |
$ 23.96 |
$ 49,840 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
95,920 |
10.38 |
$ 23.58 |
$ 49,050 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
34,770 |
5.00 |
$ 23.90 |
$ 49,700 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
14,930 |
4.17 |
$ 23.89 |
$ 49,680 |
Nonresidential Building Construction |
17,300 |
2.14 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,460 |
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
1,570 |
1.30 |
$ 25.60 |
$ 53,250 |
Top paying industries for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Geographic profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
29,520 |
1.80 |
1.28 |
$ 28.34 |
$ 58,950 |
Texas |
20,980 |
1.73 |
1.23 |
$ 18.90 |
$ 39,310 |
Florida |
14,390 |
1.70 |
1.21 |
$ 19.13 |
$ 39,800 |
Arizona |
7,230 |
2.55 |
1.81 |
$ 21.65 |
$ 45,020 |
Ohio |
5,960 |
1.16 |
0.82 |
$ 25.21 |
$ 52,440 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
South Dakota |
1,750 |
4.25 |
3.02 |
$ 18.06 |
$ 37,560 |
Nebraska |
3,620 |
3.84 |
2.73 |
$ 20.27 |
$ 42,170 |
Utah |
5,120 |
3.44 |
2.45 |
$ 21.75 |
$ 45,250 |
Idaho |
2,180 |
3.03 |
2.15 |
$ 20.58 |
$ 42,810 |
Iowa |
4,270 |
2.91 |
2.07 |
$ 21.00 |
$ 43,670 |
Top paying states for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hawaii |
690 |
1.20 |
0.85 |
$ 41.70 |
$ 86,730 |
Illinois |
5,930 |
1.05 |
0.75 |
$ 32.86 |
$ 68,350 |
New York |
5,100 |
0.59 |
0.42 |
$ 32.16 |
$ 66,900 |
Washington |
4,950 |
1.55 |
1.10 |
$ 31.43 |
$ 65,370 |
Massachusetts |
1,520 |
0.45 |
0.32 |
$ 29.01 |
$ 60,330 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,260 |
1.42 |
1.01 |
$ 29.70 |
$ 61,770 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,180 |
2.00 |
1.42 |
$ 19.15 |
$ 39,840 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,970 |
0.68 |
0.48 |
$ 31.85 |
$ 66,250 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
5,780 |
2.74 |
1.95 |
$ 22.13 |
$ 46,030 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,130 |
1.73 |
1.23 |
$ 19.01 |
$ 39,550 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
4,770 |
3.20 |
2.28 |
$ 28.83 |
$ 59,970 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,550 |
1.04 |
0.74 |
$ 34.28 |
$ 71,300 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,730 |
1.23 |
0.88 |
$ 22.83 |
$ 47,480 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,080 |
1.32 |
0.94 |
$ 31.24 |
$ 64,970 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
2,760 |
2.12 |
1.51 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,580 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
St. George, UT |
590 |
8.55 |
6.08 |
$ 20.92 |
$ 43,510 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
1,560 |
6.16 |
4.38 |
$ 22.15 |
$ 46,070 |
Rapid City, SD |
340 |
5.34 |
3.80 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,100 |
Greeley, CO |
530 |
5.12 |
3.64 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,170 |
Prescott, AZ |
310 |
5.02 |
3.57 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,770 |
Punta Gorda, FL |
220 |
4.77 |
3.39 |
$ 20.06 |
$ 41,720 |
Merced, CA |
330 |
4.60 |
3.27 |
$ 19.73 |
$ 41,030 |
Grand Island, NE |
170 |
4.32 |
3.07 |
$ 19.71 |
$ 41,010 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
210 |
4.23 |
3.01 |
$ 18.30 |
$ 38,070 |
Manhattan, KS |
150 |
4.14 |
2.94 |
$ 21.74 |
$ 45,220 |
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