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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 3,900 hours, for CEMENT MASON (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CEMENT MASON | 0075 | Hybrid: 4,500 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 3,900 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V3): 3,900 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What cement masons and concrete finishers earn, by state
Hawaii has the highest state median for cement masons and concrete finishers ($95,890) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($29,000), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $95,890 | $46.10 | 650 |
| Alaska | $92,960 | $44.69 | 240 |
| Illinois | $78,170 | $37.58 | 5,890 |
| Washington | $77,520 | $37.27 | 4,440 |
| Oregon | $68,530 | $32.95 | 2,170 |
| Minnesota | $66,830 | $32.13 | 3,070 |
| Wisconsin | $64,250 | $30.89 | 4,490 |
| New York | $64,040 | $30.79 | 9,060 |
| Massachusetts | $63,840 | $30.69 | 1,590 |
| Ohio | $62,990 | $30.28 | 6,060 |
| Rhode Island | $62,950 | $30.26 | 250 |
| California | $62,700 | $30.15 | 28,700 |
| District of Columbia | $61,680 | $29.65 | 320 |
| Montana | $61,620 | $29.63 | 780 |
| Pennsylvania | $61,610 | $29.62 | 5,180 |
| New Jersey | $61,410 | $29.52 | 2,390 |
| Missouri | $61,390 | $29.51 | 6,220 |
| Indiana | $61,270 | $29.46 | 4,390 |
| Nevada | $61,230 | $29.44 | 3,290 |
| Vermont | $61,160 | $29.40 | 270 |
| Colorado | $60,700 | $29.18 | 5,140 |
| Michigan | $59,860 | $28.78 | 6,350 |
| Arizona | $58,910 | $28.32 | 7,520 |
| Connecticut | $58,640 | $28.19 | 610 |
| Wyoming | $58,450 | $28.10 | 620 |
| Iowa | $58,220 | $27.99 | 2,110 |
| North Dakota | $57,710 | $27.74 | 1,190 |
| Delaware | $57,030 | $27.42 | 400 |
| Utah | $56,420 | $27.13 | 5,340 |
| Idaho | $56,410 | $27.12 | 2,540 |
| Maine | $55,680 | $26.77 | 730 |
| New Hampshire | $54,210 | $26.06 | 300 |
| Kansas | $52,130 | $25.06 | 3,610 |
| Maryland | $51,950 | $24.98 | 2,540 |
| West Virginia | $51,950 | $24.98 | 760 |
| Virginia | $50,930 | $24.49 | 4,020 |
| Kentucky | $50,200 | $24.14 | 1,280 |
| Nebraska | $49,510 | $23.80 | 3,200 |
| South Carolina | $49,360 | $23.73 | 1,930 |
| New Mexico | $49,230 | $23.67 | 1,540 |
| Louisiana | $49,180 | $23.64 | 910 |
| Florida | $48,680 | $23.40 | 15,240 |
| Tennessee | $47,910 | $23.04 | 3,920 |
| Texas | $47,500 | $22.84 | 26,430 |
| South Dakota | $47,160 | $22.67 | 2,550 |
| North Carolina | $46,780 | $22.49 | 4,610 |
| Georgia | $46,240 | $22.23 | 3,400 |
| Arkansas | $46,230 | $22.23 | 1,900 |
| Oklahoma | $45,750 | $22.00 | 2,980 |
| Alabama | $44,720 | $21.50 | 2,110 |
| Mississippi | $43,980 | $21.14 | 930 |
| Guam | $35,140 | $16.89 | 1,190 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,000 | $13.94 | 480 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).