Construction & Extraction
Cement Masons
SOC 47-2051
Pour, shape, and finish concrete before it sets.
The job
Median pay
$57k
$47k to $67k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+1.6% projected
Openings a year
14k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
8th pct
More exposed than 8% of occupations · modeled estimate · 3rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 28,700 | 1.6 | 1.2× | $63k |
| Texas | 26,430 | 1.9 | 1.4× | $48k |
| Florida | 15,240 | 1.5 | 1.2× | $49k |
| New York | 9,060 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $64k |
| Arizona | 7,520 | 2.3 | 1.8× | $59k |
| Michigan | 6,350 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Missouri | 6,220 | 2.1 | 1.6× | $61k |
| Ohio | 6,060 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Illinois | 5,890 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $78k |
| Utah | 5,340 | 3.1 | 2.3× | $56k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 5,180 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $62k |
| Colorado | 5,140 | 1.8 | 1.4× | $61k |
| North Carolina | 4,610 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $47k |
| Wisconsin | 4,490 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Washington | 4,440 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $78k |
| Indiana | 4,390 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Virginia | 4,020 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $51k |
| Tennessee | 3,920 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Kansas | 3,610 | 2.5 | 1.9× | $52k |
| Georgia | 3,400 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $46k |
| Nevada | 3,290 | 2.1 | 1.6× | $61k |
| Nebraska | 3,200 | 3.1 | 2.4× | $50k |
| Minnesota | 3,070 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $67k |
| Oklahoma | 2,980 | 1.7 | 1.3× | $46k |
| South Dakota | 2,550 | 5.6 | 4.2× | $47k |
| Idaho | 2,540 | 3.0 | 2.2× | $56k |
| Maryland | 2,540 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $52k |
| New Jersey | 2,390 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $61k |
| Oregon | 2,170 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $69k |
| Alabama | 2,110 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Iowa | 2,110 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $58k |
| South Carolina | 1,930 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $49k |
| Arkansas | 1,900 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Massachusetts | 1,590 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $64k |
| New Mexico | 1,540 | 1.8 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Kentucky | 1,280 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $50k |
| North Dakota | 1,190 | 2.8 | 2.1× | $58k |
| Mississippi | 930 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $44k |
| Louisiana | 910 | 0.5 | 0.3× | $49k |
| Montana | 780 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $62k |
| West Virginia | 760 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $52k |
| Maine | 730 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $56k |
| Hawaii | 650 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $96k |
| Wyoming | 620 | 2.2 | 1.7× | $58k |
| Connecticut | 610 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $59k |
| Delaware | 400 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $57k |
| Washington DC | 320 | 0.5 | 0.3× | $62k |
| New Hampshire | 300 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $54k |
| Vermont | 270 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $61k |
| Rhode Island | 250 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $63k |
| Alaska | 240 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $93k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ8,390 jobs · $66k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,920 jobs · $49k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA7,810 jobs · $64k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX7,700 jobs · $47k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ6,120 jobs · $59k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4,740 jobs · $60k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,890 jobs · $81k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,820 jobs · $49k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Cement Masons interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.