Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Career, Salary and Skills
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $57,020 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 206,170. Wage data is published for 389 locations.
Occupation description
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
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$57,020
Hourly median
$27.41
Employment
206,170
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | 3.25 | 2.88 |
| Speaking | 3.12 | 2.00 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.12 | 2.75 |
| Coordination | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Time Management | 3.12 | 2.75 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.00 | 2.38 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Active Listening | 3.00 | 2.25 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.00 | 2.12 |
| Operation and Control | 2.88 | 2.75 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
Technology
- ACT Contractors Forms
- ADAPT-Modeler
- Hard Dollar HD Project Estimating
- HIPERPAV
- LogicSphere Firstmix
- Maxwell Systems Quest Estimator
- National Concrete & Masonry Estimator
- Shilstone seeMIX
- Sirus GT Construction Accounting
- Tradesman's Software Master Estimator
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in CAMedian $62,700 · Employment 28,700
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in TXMedian $47,500 · Employment 26,430
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in FLMedian $48,680 · Employment 15,240
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in NYMedian $64,040 · Employment 9,060
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in New York, NYMedian $65,670 · Employment 8,390
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $48,770 · Employment 7,920
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $63,790 · Employment 7,810
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in Houston, TXMedian $46,600 · Employment 7,700
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in AZMedian $58,910 · Employment 7,520
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in MIMedian $59,860 · Employment 6,350
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in MOMedian $61,390 · Employment 6,220
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Salary in Phoenix, AZMedian $59,260 · Employment 6,120
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.