Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskCement masons and concrete finishers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 54,660
Employment 2024
206.7K
Projected Change (2024–34)
1.8%
Openings (2024–34)
14.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of masonry workers is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed. AI use: 0%
- 2. Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them. AI use: 0%
- 3. Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float. AI use: 0%
- 4. Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms. AI use: 0%
- 5. Produce rough concrete surface, using broom. AI use: 0%
- 6. Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 39.2 · 51K employed
Under 25: 20% · 25–54: 69% · 55+: 12%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Masonry workers use bricks, concrete and concrete blocks, and natural and manmade stones to build structures.
Masonry work is physically demanding, requiring heavy lifting and long periods of standing, kneeling, and bending. Most masons work full time.
Masons typically need a high school diploma or equivalent and learn the trade either through an apprenticeship or on the job.
The median annual wage for masonry workers was $56,600 in May 2024.
Overall employment of masonry workers is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.