Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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)
178,640 1.6 % $21.87 $45,490 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.25 $15.95 $19.54 $25.65 $35.05
Annual Wage (2) $27,550 $33,170 $40,650 $53,360 $72,910


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 88,420 10.06 $21.27 $44,240
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 29,780 4.53 $21.37 $44,440
Nonresidential Building Construction 17,160 2.20 $23.95 $49,820
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 13,220 3.92 $22.53 $46,860
Residential Building Construction 8,500 1.15 $24.20 $50,340

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 88,420 10.06 $21.27 $44,240
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 29,780 4.53 $21.37 $44,440
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 13,220 3.92 $22.53 $46,860
Nonresidential Building Construction 17,160 2.20 $23.95 $49,820
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,490 1.34 $24.29 $50,520

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,160 0.02 $27.98 $58,190
Real Estate (8) (8) $27.57 $57,340
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 180 0.01 $27.52 $57,230
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 90 (7) $26.42 $54,960
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 140 0.01 $25.07 $52,140


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)
Texas 21,390 1.80 1.44 $16.92 $35,180
California 20,980 1.26 1.00 $25.61 $53,270
Florida 12,850 1.53 1.22 $17.30 $35,990
New York 7,530 0.82 0.65 $35.31 $73,450
Arizona 5,940 2.20 1.75 $19.11 $39,750




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 2,080 4.97 3.96 $17.80 $37,030
Nebraska 3,310 3.41 2.72 $17.73 $36,880
Idaho 2,260 3.29 2.63 $17.63 $36,680
Wyoming 690 2.56 2.05 $19.30 $40,150
North Dakota 1,000 2.40 1.92 $22.18 $46,130




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 7,530 0.82 0.65 $35.31 $73,450
Hawaii 830 1.31 1.05 $34.01 $70,750
Alaska 110 0.35 0.28 $33.22 $69,100
Illinois 5,280 0.89 0.71 $32.58 $67,760
New Jersey 2,980 0.74 0.59 $29.20 $60,740



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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 5,550 0.83 0.66 $37.66 $78,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 5,490 1.88 1.50 $16.59 $34,500
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,500 2.27 1.81 $19.16 $39,850
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,810 1.53 1.22 $17.82 $37,070
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 3,460 2.14 1.71 $25.34 $52,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,460 0.78 0.62 $26.98 $56,110
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 3,030 2.10 1.68 $20.71 $43,080
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,930 1.51 1.21 $25.79 $53,640
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 2,690 0.73 0.59 $35.77 $74,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,650 1.85 1.48 $27.04 $56,240


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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)
Rapid City, SD 440 6.77 5.40 $17.36 $36,120
Sioux Falls, SD 700 4.63 3.69 $18.44 $38,360
Grand Island, NE 160 4.11 3.28 $18.78 $39,070
Lincoln, NE 710 4.02 3.21 $17.73 $36,880
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 570 3.99 3.18 $16.91 $35,160
Provo-Orem, UT 910 3.97 3.17 $18.70 $38,890
Boise City, ID 1,220 3.96 3.16 $17.51 $36,410
Greeley, CO 360 3.73 2.98 $20.24 $42,100
Iowa City, IA 330 3.55 2.83 $19.49 $40,540
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 880 3.52 2.81 $18.33 $38,130


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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)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 5,550 0.83 0.66 $37.66 $78,330
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 100 1.41 1.13 $36.48 $75,870
Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division 540 2.16 1.73 $36.32 $75,550
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 2,690 0.73 0.59 $35.77 $74,390
Urban Honolulu, HI 560 1.23 0.98 $34.34 $71,420
Anchorage, AK 70 0.39 0.31 $34.04 $70,800
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 1,330 1.02 0.81 $33.93 $70,580
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 50 0.43 0.35 $33.82 $70,350
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 250 0.55 0.44 $32.66 $67,920
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 320 0.35 0.28 $32.42 $67,440

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 5.03 4.01 $18.40 $38,270
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 600 2.67 2.13 $18.07 $37,580
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 510 2.70 2.15 $22.77 $47,360
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 510 2.44 1.94 $22.80 $47,430
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 490 1.49 1.19 $22.16 $46,100

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)
Southwest Utah nonmetropolitan area 140 5.88 4.69 $16.35 $34,000
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 660 5.03 4.01 $18.40 $38,270
South Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 370 4.78 3.81 $17.91 $37,250
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 280 4.54 3.62 $15.46 $32,160
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 370 3.98 3.17 $14.98 $31,160

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)
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 30 1.01 0.80 $42.59 $88,600
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 160 1.65 1.32 $31.31 $65,120
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 0.63 $28.15 $58,560
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 230 1.90 1.51 $28.08 $58,420
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $27.94 $58,110


About May 2017 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2017 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2018