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Estimated employment870
Mean wage23.96
Entry wage16.92
10th percentile wage15.77
50th percentile wage22.67
90th percentile wage35.13
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction84096.7%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction84023.84
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
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; use saws to cut expansion joints. Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$23.96 $25.94  -$1.98
2014$23.94+.1%$25.92 +.1%-$1.97
2013$23.43+2.2%$25.36 +2.2%-$1.93
2012$23.07+1.5%$24.98 +1.5%-$1.90
2011$22.87+.9%$24.76 +.9%-$1.89
2010$22.54+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%-$1.86
2009$22.28+1.2%$24.12 +1.2%-$1.84
2008$22.04+1.1%$23.86 +1.1%-$1.82
2007$21.31+3.4%$23.07 +3.4%-$1.76
2006$20.50+4.0%$22.19 +4.0%-$1.69
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.96 $26.98  -$3.02
2014$23.94+.1%$26.76 +.8%-$2.81
2013$23.43+2.2%$26.19 +2.2%-$2.76
2012$23.07+1.5%$25.66 +2.1%-$2.58
2011$22.87+.9%$25.22 +1.7%-$2.34
2010$22.54+1.5%$24.82 +1.6%-$2.28
2009$22.28+1.2%$24.41 +1.7%-$2.12
2008$22.04+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%-$2.03
2007$21.31+3.4%$23.46 +2.6%-$2.14
2006$20.50+4.0%$22.71 +3.3%-$2.21

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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