Jobs / Physical work / 47-2051.00

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.

US jobs
206,170
Median wage
$57,020 a year
Job family
Physical work

Can agents do the work of cement masons and concrete finishers?

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Typical tasks

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  • Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
  • Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
  • Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
  • Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
  • Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
  • Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
  • Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.
  • Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
  • Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete, and waterproof or restore surface.
  • Operate power vibrator to compact concrete.
  • Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamp the surface to provide a decorative finish.
  • Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.
Other job titles for this occupation (37)

Cement Finisher · Cement Mason · Concrete Finisher · Concrete Mason · Finisher · Mason · Cement Gun Operator · Cement Mason Concrete Finisher · Cement Patcher · Cementer · Column Precaster · Concrete Construction Laborer · Concrete Cutter · Concrete Cutting Operator · Concrete Fence Builder · Concrete Floater · Concrete Floor Installer · Concrete Form Setter · Concrete Grinder Operator · Concrete Laborer · Concrete Placement Equipment Operator · Concrete Pointer · Concrete Polisher · Concrete Rubber · Concrete Setter · Concrete Smoother · Concrete Specialist · Concrete Stone Finisher · Concrete Swimming Pool Installer · Concrete Technician (Concrete Tech) · Curb Builder · Float Operator · Floor Grinder · Joint Finisher · Joint Setter · Placement Specialist · Swimming Pool Installer