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).
Southeast Minnesota
| 250 | 43 | $25.48/hr | $15.36/hr | $17.83/hr | $23.44/hr | $31.01/hr | $42.17/hr |
Construction | 4,080 | $25.49/hr |
Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | 80 | $29.63/hr |
Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
| 320 | $41.65/hr | 6.7% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
| 300 | $26.93/hr | 11.1% |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Helpers--Production Workers
| 7,420 | $14.62/hr | 14.8% |
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
| 850 | $20.97/hr | -4.4% |
Roofers
| 1,910 | $26.47/hr | 10.5% |
Fence Erectors
| 290 | $19.25/hr | 11.6% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
| 1,070 | $32.59/hr | -0.1% |
- 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.
- 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.
- Build wooden molds, and clamp molds around area to be repaired, using hand tools.