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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$28.99
Entry wage$23.97
10th percentile wage$21.85
50th percentile wage$28.05
90th percentile wage$39.67
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$28.07
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$28.05 $25.99  $2.06
2015$27.39+2.4%$25.38 +2.4%$2.01
2014$26.81+2.2%$24.84 +2.2%$1.97
2013$26.40+1.5%$24.46 +1.5%$1.94
2012$26.17+.9%$24.25 +.9%$1.92
2011$25.79+1.5%$23.89 +1.5%$1.89
2010$25.49+1.2%$23.62 +1.2%$1.87
2009$25.22+1.1%$23.37 +1.1%$1.85
2008$24.39+3.4%$22.59 +3.4%$1.79
2007$23.46+4.0%$21.74 +4.0%$1.72
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$28.05 $23.35  $4.70
2015$27.39+2.4%$22.70 +2.9%$4.70
2014$26.81+2.2%$22.21 +2.2%$4.59
2013$26.40+1.5%$21.76 +2.1%$4.64
2012$26.17+.9%$21.39 +1.7%$4.78
2011$25.79+1.5%$21.05 +1.6%$4.73
2010$25.49+1.2%$20.70 +1.7%$4.79
2009$25.22+1.1%$20.42 +1.4%$4.80
2008$24.39+3.4%$19.90 +2.6%$4.49
2007$23.46+4.0%$19.26 +3.3%$4.20
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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