Occupational Employment Statistics
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).
Central Minnesota
| 630 | 40 | $29.78/hr | $19.38/hr | $24.37/hr | $30.01/hr | $36.04/hr | $39.74/hr |
Construction | 3,960 | $30.30/hr |
Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | 70 | $27.26/hr |
Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 30 | $39.86/hr |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
| 220 | $34.46/hr | N/A |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
| 110 | $39.63/hr | -2.7% |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Helpers--Production Workers
| 4,430 | $15.29/hr | -3.7% |
Construction Laborers
| 18,200 | $23.68/hr | 7.1% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
| 830 | $24.07/hr | 3.9% |
Roofers
| 1,720 | $26.34/hr | 5.8% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
| 850 | $32.88/hr | 3.7% |
- Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
- Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
- Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
- 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.
- Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.
- Fabricate concrete beams, columns, and panels.
- Waterproof or restore concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.
- Clean chipped area, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.