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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$57,020
United States, 2025
Employment
206,170
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 47-2051.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
- Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
- Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
- Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
- Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
- Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
- Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.
- Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$39,190
25th percentile
$47,010
75th percentile
$66,870
90th percentile
$85,480
Most important skills
- Monitoring3.3
- Time Management3.1
- Speaking3.1
- Quality Control Analysis3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Complex Problem Solving3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Operation and Control2.9
- Operations Monitoring2.8
- Mathematics2.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 9 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
9
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.3 | Not selected | 2.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 2.1 | Not selected | 2.1 |
| Speaking | 3.1 | 2.0 | Not selected | 2.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului, HI | $104,450 | 60 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $96,260 | 500 | 2025 |
| HI | $95,890 | 650 | 2025 |
| AK | $92,960 | 240 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $92,410 | 40 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | $92,250 | 160 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $89,100 | 50 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | $87,830 | 130 | 2025 |
| Lima, OH | $81,270 | 90 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $81,020 | 3,890 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $80,860 | 2,140 | 2025 |
| IL | $78,170 | 5,890 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | $77,990 | 100 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $77,910 | 130 | 2025 |
| WA | $77,520 | 4,440 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $77,440 | 290 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | $76,690 | 40 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $76,500 | 350 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $75,970 | 2,420 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $75,850 | 120 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.