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Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers
Also called: Cement Finisher, Cement Mason, Concrete Finisher
Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction
Also called: Cement Finisher, Cement Mason, Concrete Finisher
Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction
What they do:
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.
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.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
KNOWLEDGESafety and Government
- public safety and security
- building and construction
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- English language
SKILLSBasic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIESPhysical Strength
- use your lower back and stomach
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
PERSONALITYPeople interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Persistence
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
TECHNOLOGYYou might use software like this on the job:
Project management software
- National Concrete & Masonry Estimator
- Tradesman's Software Master Estimator
- ADAPT-Modeler
- Shilstone seeMIX
- Sirus GT Construction Accounting
EDUCATION
no high school diploma/GED or high school diploma/GED
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JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
Salary: High: $83,580.00
Median: $50,720.00
Low: $37,440.00
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