Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
SOC 47-2051 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $64,399per year
- Projected openings
- 20,640
- Projected change
- +3.1%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Time Management
- Coordination
- Quality Control Analysis
- Judgment and Decision Making
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $81,326 | 490 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $79,133 | 1,340 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $77,915 | 1,320 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $74,105 | 2,710 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $73,077 | 150 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $71,543 | 430 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $69,309 | 70 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $68,341 | 1,760 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $66,168 | 3,840 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $66,128 | 280 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $65,089 | 110 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $65,006 | 110 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $64,306 | 60 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $64,224 | 110 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $64,172 | 290 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $63,452 | 3,920 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $63,380 | 130 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $63,184 | 1,950 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $63,164 | 550 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $62,772 | 240 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $62,762 | 480 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $62,628 | 170 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $60,981 | 260 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $60,652 | 790 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $59,365 | 510 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $49,473 | 260 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $49,473 | 320 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 140 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | $61,903 | 111,420 | +10.2% |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | $70,921 | 4,180 | +5.7% |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | $50,933 | 3,310 | -8.1% |
| Tile and Stone Setters | $60,475 | 8,880 | +9.9% |
| Stonemasons | $62,581 | 1,230 | 0% |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | $62,868 | 4,590 | +8.5% |