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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
203,560 1.3 % $ 27.60 $ 57,410 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.00 $ 21.49 $ 24.38 $ 30.65 $ 40.18
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,440 $ 44,690 $ 50,720 $ 63,750 $ 83,580

Industry profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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 103,490 10.57 $ 26.98 $ 56,120
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 36,040 4.64 $ 27.73 $ 57,680
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 16,020 4.36 $ 29.57 $ 61,500
Nonresidential Building Construction 15,280 1.78 $ 30.44 $ 63,310
Residential Building Construction 7,530 0.81 $ 28.41 $ 59,100

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 103,490 10.57 $ 26.98 $ 56,120
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 36,040 4.64 $ 27.73 $ 57,680
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 16,020 4.36 $ 29.57 $ 61,500
Nonresidential Building Construction 15,280 1.78 $ 30.44 $ 63,310
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,770 1.40 $ 28.75 $ 59,800

Top paying industries for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rail Transportation 30 0.02 $ 38.46 $ 80,010
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,800 0.03 $ 34.30 $ 71,340
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 70 (7) $ 31.21 $ 64,910
Nonresidential Building Construction 15,280 1.78 $ 30.44 $ 63,310
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 170 0.01 $ 30.18 $ 62,770

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.



Map of employment of cement masons and concrete finishers by state, May 2023


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 28,890 1.61 1.20 $ 33.11 $ 68,870
Texas 20,900 1.54 1.15 $ 21.86 $ 45,480
Florida 15,680 1.64 1.22 $ 23.01 $ 47,850
New York 9,460 1.01 0.75 $ 36.18 $ 75,250
Arizona 7,270 2.32 1.73 $ 26.16 $ 54,410


Map of location quotient of cement masons and concrete finishers by state, May 2023


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 2,190 4.92 3.67 $ 20.85 $ 43,370
North Dakota 1,650 3.96 2.96 $ 25.17 $ 52,350
Idaho 2,880 3.50 2.61 $ 23.66 $ 49,220
Utah 4,880 2.91 2.17 $ 25.85 $ 53,760
Nebraska 2,900 2.90 2.16 $ 23.45 $ 48,770


Map of annual mean wages of cement masons and concrete finishers by state, May 2023


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)
Massachusetts 1,800 0.50 0.37 $ 39.80 $ 82,770
Hawaii 670 1.08 0.81 $ 38.31 $ 79,690
Alaska 80 0.25 0.19 $ 37.84 $ 78,700
New Jersey 3,470 0.83 0.62 $ 36.90 $ 76,750
New York 9,460 1.01 0.75 $ 36.18 $ 75,250



Map of employment of cement masons and concrete finishers by area, May 2023


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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 9,180 0.97 0.72 $ 38.63 $ 80,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,050 1.30 0.97 $ 32.69 $ 68,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,050 1.53 1.14 $ 22.86 $ 47,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 5,700 1.79 1.34 $ 22.50 $ 46,800
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 5,660 2.47 1.85 $ 26.78 $ 55,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 4,620 1.02 0.76 $ 36.97 $ 76,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,420 2.66 1.99 $ 30.40 $ 63,220
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,560 1.31 0.98 $ 23.70 $ 49,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,290 1.06 0.79 $ 26.49 $ 55,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,170 1.31 0.98 $ 37.76 $ 78,540


Map of location quotient of cement masons and concrete finishers by area, May 2023


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 570 6.77 5.05 $ 24.93 $ 51,850
Sioux Falls, SD 820 4.96 3.70 $ 21.50 $ 44,710
The Villages, FL 180 4.85 3.62 $ 24.14 $ 50,200
Coeur d'Alene, ID 340 4.77 3.56 $ 25.38 $ 52,780
Rapid City, SD 330 4.59 3.42 $ 21.93 $ 45,620
Fargo, ND-MN 630 4.36 3.25 $ 25.66 $ 53,380
Greeley, CO 480 4.34 3.24 $ 26.97 $ 56,100
Merced, CA 330 4.20 3.14 $ 29.24 $ 60,820
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 210 3.91 2.92 $ 23.36 $ 48,590
Provo-Orem, UT 1,100 3.76 2.80 $ 25.82 $ 53,710