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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$23.54
Entry wage$16.73
10th percentile wage$15.71
50th percentile wage$22.55
90th percentile wage$31.38
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$22.55
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).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$22.55 $26.66 -$4.11
2017$22.43+.5%$26.52+.5%-$4.08
2016$21.83+2.8%$25.81+2.8%-$3.97
2015$21.17+3.1%$25.03+3.1%-$3.85
2014$20.83+1.7%$24.63+1.7%-$3.79
2013$20.38+2.2%$24.10+2.2%-$3.71
2012$20.07+1.5%$23.73+1.5%-$3.65
2011$19.90+.9%$23.53+.9%-$3.62
2010$19.61+1.5%$23.18+1.5%-$3.57
2009$19.39+1.2%$22.92+1.2%-$3.53
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.55 $21.63 $0.92
2017$22.43+.5%$21.40+1.1%$1.03
2016$21.83+2.8%$20.83+2.8%$1.00
2015$21.17+3.1%$20.35+2.3%$0.82
2014$20.83+1.7%$19.93+2.1%$0.90
2013$20.38+2.2%$19.50+2.2%$0.88
2012$20.07+1.5%$19.11+2.1%$0.97
2011$19.90+.9%$18.78+1.7%$1.12
2010$19.61+1.5%$18.48+1.6%$1.12
2009$19.39+1.2%$18.17+1.7%$1.21
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern$28.6030
Northwest$24.10270
North Central$23.67100
Southwest$23.0490
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest$24.10270
North Central$23.67100
Southwest$23.0490
Eastern$28.6030
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