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Occupation

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

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; and use saws to cut expansion joints.

$57,020 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school

O*NET 31.0 · 47-2051.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
  2. 02Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.
  3. 03Waterproof or restore concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.
  4. 04Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
  5. 05Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
  6. 06Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
  7. 07Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.
  8. 08Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
  9. 09Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamp the surface to provide a decorative finish.
  10. 10Operate power vibrator to compact concrete.
  11. 11Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete, and waterproof or restore surface.
  12. 12Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Cement FinisherCement MasonConcrete FinisherFinisherConcrete MasonMason

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Knowledge the job leans on

English LanguageBuilding and ConstructionPublic Safety and SecurityMathematicsMechanicalAdministration and ManagementTransportationCustomer and Personal Service

Skills that carry over from service

Quality Control AnalysisCoordinationTime ManagementComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingOperation and ControlOperations MonitoringSocial Perceptiveness