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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.

Currently Employed: 466

Yearly Projected Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: $14.30 - $27.34

Typical Annual Salary: $29,800 - $56,900

• Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
• Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
• Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
• Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
• Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.
• Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
• Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
• Clean chipped area, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.
• Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
• Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete, and waterproof or restore surface.

• Batching plants or feeders
• Concrete spreaders
• Floats
• Power saws
• Trowels

• Accounting software
• Analytical or scientific software
• Information retrieval or search software
• Project management software