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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$21.36
Entry wage$17.32
10th percentile wage$16.26
50th percentile wage$19.82
90th percentile wage$29.15
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$19.82
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
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$19.82 $24.72  -$4.90
2015$19.36+2.4%$24.14 +2.4%-$4.78
2014$18.94+2.2%$23.62 +2.2%-$4.68
2013$18.65+1.5%$23.26 +1.5%-$4.61
2012$18.49+.9%$23.07 +.9%-$4.57
2011$18.22+1.5%$22.73 +1.5%-$4.50
2010$18.01+1.2%$22.47 +1.2%-$4.45
2009$17.82+1.1%$22.23 +1.1%-$4.40
2008$17.23+3.4%$21.49 +3.4%-$4.25
2007$16.58+4.0%$20.67 +4.0%-$4.09
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.82 $20.53  -$0.71
2015$19.36+2.4%$19.96 +2.9%-$0.59
2014$18.94+2.2%$19.53 +2.2%-$0.58
2013$18.65+1.5%$19.14 +2.1%-$0.48
2012$18.49+.9%$18.81 +1.7%-$0.31
2011$18.22+1.5%$18.51 +1.6%-$0.28
2010$18.01+1.2%$18.20 +1.7%-$0.18
2009$17.82+1.1%$17.95 +1.4%-$0.13
2008$17.23+3.4%$17.49 +2.6%-$0.26
2007$16.58+4.0%$16.94 +3.3%-$0.36
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $28.05  
North Central $23.74 210
Northwest $22.17 320
South Central $21.07 220
Eastern $19.82  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $22.17 320
South Central $21.07 220
North Central $23.74 210
Eastern $19.82  
Southwest $28.05  
Wages in other areas
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