Pours, smooths, and finishes concrete for floors, sidewalks, and roads.
You start before dawn as the trucks arrive, screed and float the wet concrete, then power-trowel it to a glassy finish before it sets.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training or apprenticeship.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Cement Mason Apprenticeship.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Laser screeds and troweling robots automate some flatwork on big slabs; edges, curbs and small jobs stay manual.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to concrete contractors for finisher helper or laborer jobs
Classes: Geometry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2051.
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