Concrete Flatwork Associate, Finisher, and Advanced Finisher

Median Annual Income

$59,640

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

Median Annual Income

$51,830

Projected Job Growth

-4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.

Median Annual Income

$48,840

Projected Job Growth

+10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Median Annual Income

$48,910

Projected Job Growth

+10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.

Median Annual Income

$48,900

Projected Job Growth

-8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Apply a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to fashion durable and decorative surfaces.

Median Annual Income

$45,300

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Median Annual Income

$48,980

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

Median Annual Income

$52,640

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Median Annual Income

$42,470

Projected Job Growth

-9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Median Annual Income

$47,090

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units. Includes installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.