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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers vs Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers and Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$54,660
$59,280
Employment · BLS OEWS
205,230
14,140
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
3rd pct
13th pct

At a glance

Dimension Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Median pay $54,660 $59,280
Employment 205,230 14,140
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+1.8%) About average (+4.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 14,300 1,500
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 3rd pct Low · 13th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 4th pct · 10% of tasks 5th pct · 11% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (58.2%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Manual Dexterity, Trunk Strength, English Language, Multilimb Coordination, Near Vision, Building and Construction, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Control Precision, Extent Flexibility, Monitoring, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Visualization, Dynamic Strength, Stamina, Coordination, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Category Flexibility, Finger Dexterity, Static Strength, Far Vision, Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Inductive Reasoning, Reaction Time, Gross Body Coordination, Depth Perception.

Specific to Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

  • Speaking
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Selective Attention
  • Speech Recognition
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Active Listening
  • Rate Control
  • Speech Clarity

Specific to Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

  • Administration and Management
  • Design
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Operation and Control
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Auditory Attention
  • Operations Monitoring

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Project management software .

Specific to Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Specific to Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers or Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers vs Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/cement-masons-and-concrete-finishers-vs-reinforcing-iron-and-rebar-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers vs Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/cement-masons-and-concrete-finishers-vs-reinforcing-iron-and-rebar-workers

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-cement-masons-and-concrete-finishers-vs-reinforcing-iron-and-rebar-workers,
  title  = {Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers vs Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/cement-masons-and-concrete-finishers-vs-reinforcing-iron-and-rebar-workers}
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