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Highest Paying Industries for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

The top 74 highest paying industries for cement masons and concrete finishers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $60,670, coal mining is the highest paying industry for cement masons and concrete finishers. It is followed by mining (except oil and gas) industry (average annual salary $58,590). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of cement masons and concrete finishers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 74 Highest Paying Industries for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Coal Mining	$60,670	$44,710	30
2	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$58,590	$32,040	120
3	Health Care and Social Assistance	$54,640	$41,860	40
4	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$54,590	$41,760	40
5	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$54,540	$41,570	30
6	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$54,040	$30,920	80
7	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$52,870	$27,840	470
8	Repair and Maintenance	$52,030	$31,310	30
9	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$51,140	$31,160	40
10	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$50,830	$26,300	100
11	Federal government, including USPS	$49,410	$41,270	100
12	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$49,410	$41,270	100
13	Metal Ore Mining	$47,640	$28,110	70
14	Educational Services - Local government owned	$47,500	$31,810	120
15	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,490	$34,690	80
16	Roofing Contractors	$47,250	$26,710	50
17	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$46,460	$31,550	100
18	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$46,220	$31,520	100
19	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$46,170	$28,070	1,700
20	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$46,170	$27,620	1,490
21	Federal, State, and Local Government	$46,170	$27,620	1,490
22	Educational Services	$45,960	$32,180	220
23	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,710	$27,300	1,430
24	State government, including schools and hospitals	$45,700	$33,290	160
25	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,390	$26,970	1,300
26	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$44,750	$32,640	100
27	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$44,140	$27,390	280
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$42,960	$32,020	70
29	Educational Services - State government owned	$42,960	$32,020	70
30	Landscaping Services	$42,630	$24,080	290
31	Drywall and Insulation Contractors	$42,340	$31,100	380
32	Building Equipment Contractors	$41,830	$27,410	430
33	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$40,620	$27,260	70
34	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$40,140	$32,040	n/a
35	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$39,530	$30,830	n/a
36	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$38,870	$24,820	1,120
37	Nonresidential Building Construction	$38,840	$25,900	14,090
38	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$38,720	$25,930	12,480
39	Masonry Contractors	$38,660	$25,200	8,550
40	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$38,350	$25,660	17,020
41	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$38,280	$23,530	710
42	Construction of Buildings	$38,010	$25,870	21,860
43	Mining	$37,780	$27,180	730
44	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$37,700	$27,690	70
45	Utility System Construction	$37,070	$25,140	3,360
46	Residential Building Construction	$36,930	$25,790	7,770
47	Construction	$36,850	$24,910	143,250
48	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$36,470	$24,610	73,930
49	Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,410	$24,570	104,360
50	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$36,400	$22,920	180
51	Support Activities for Mining	$36,380	$26,930	610
52	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,260	$24,730	27,260
53	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$36,250	$24,700	61,630
54	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$35,680	$31,290	n/a
55	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$35,180	$31,480	n/a
56	Building Finishing Contractors	$35,160	$20,750	2,750
57	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$34,890	$25,400	n/a
58	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$34,890	$25,400	n/a
59	Engineering Services	$34,270	$24,830	n/a
60	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,970	$21,320	2,500
61	Administrative and Support Services	$33,840	$21,240	2,450
62	Retail Trade	$33,200	$22,240	400
63	Manufacturing	$32,640	$21,350	3,370
64	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$32,340	$21,200	3,200
65	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$32,050	$21,680	340
66	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$32,050	$21,680	340
67	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$32,030	$21,100	3,000
68	Employment Services	$31,290	$20,730	1,980
69	Temporary Help Services	$31,150	$20,110	1,100
70	Machinery Manufacturing	$30,640	$24,900	40
71	Land Subdivision	$29,410	$20,850	70
72	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$28,390	$21,990	270
73	Wholesale Trade	$28,210	$21,540	330
74	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$27,000	$21,620	n/a