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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$25.04
Entry wage$16.35
10th percentile wage$15.54
50th percentile wage$23.04
90th percentile wage$39.13
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction8093.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction80$22.48
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$23.04 $27.16 -$4.12
2017$22.92+.5%$27.01+.5%-$4.09
2016$22.30+2.8%$26.29+2.8%-$3.98
2015$21.63+3.1%$25.50+3.1%-$3.86
2014$21.28+1.7%$25.09+1.7%-$3.80
2013$20.83+2.2%$24.55+2.2%-$3.72
2012$20.51+1.5%$24.18+1.5%-$3.66
2011$20.33+.9%$23.97+.9%-$3.63
2010$20.03+1.5%$23.62+1.5%-$3.58
2009$19.81+1.2%$23.35+1.2%-$3.54
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.04 $24.57 -$1.53
2017$22.92+.5%$24.31+1.1%-$1.39
2016$22.30+2.8%$23.66+2.8%-$1.35
2015$21.63+3.1%$23.12+2.3%-$1.48
2014$21.28+1.7%$22.63+2.1%-$1.35
2013$20.83+2.2%$22.15+2.2%-$1.32
2012$20.51+1.5%$21.70+2.1%-$1.19
2011$20.33+.9%$21.33+1.7%-$0.99
2010$20.03+1.5%$21.00+1.6%-$0.96
2009$19.81+1.2%$20.64+1.7%-$0.83
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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