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).


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)
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


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


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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grand Island, NE 250 6.02 4.86 $17.14 $35,650
Rapid City, SD 390 5.90 4.76 $16.39 $34,080
Provo-Orem, UT 1,010 4.58 3.70 $18.51 $38,500
Greeley, CO 420 4.41 3.56 $19.41 $40,370
Sioux Falls, SD 650 4.34 3.50 $17.96 $37,370
Bend-Redmond, OR 320 4.31 3.48 $18.20 $37,850
Wenatchee, WA 180 4.28 3.45 $23.08 $48,010
Logan, UT-ID 220 4.14 3.34 $16.20 $33,690
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,000 4.10 3.31 $17.42 $36,220
Coeur d'Alene, ID 230 3.89 3.14 $17.35 $36,100




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Waterbury, CT 60 0.84 0.68 $37.86 $78,750
Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division 690 2.81 2.26 $34.09 $70,900
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 5,480 0.83 0.67 $33.65 $69,990
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 200 0.46 0.37 $33.65 $69,990
Urban Honolulu, HI 670 1.45 1.17 $33.09 $68,820
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 1,720 1.34 1.08 $32.57 $67,750
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 420 0.47 0.38 $32.57 $67,740
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 1,920 0.53 0.43 $32.47 $67,540
Carbondale-Marion, IL 30 0.65 0.53 $32.24 $67,070
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 120 1.71 1.38 $32.16 $66,890

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 660 4.97 4.01 $17.08 $35,520
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 600 3.21 2.59 $22.91 $47,650
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 570 2.72 2.20 $26.19 $54,480
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 480 1.73 1.40 $21.81 $45,360
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 430 1.31 1.06 $20.70 $43,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 660 4.97 4.01 $17.08 $35,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 260 4.25 3.43 $16.12 $33,520
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 420 4.16 3.35 $17.25 $35,880
Southeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 190 4.14 3.34 $16.72 $34,780
Northeast Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 190 3.86 3.12 $20.42 $42,460

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 60 0.93 0.75 $31.37 $65,250
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 160 1.60 1.29 $29.32 $60,990
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 2.73 2.20 $27.25 $56,670
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 230 1.94 1.57 $27.02 $56,210
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 570 2.72 2.20 $26.19 $54,480


About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017