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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators vs Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators and Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 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.”

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$51,650
$54,660
Employment · BLS OEWS
45,680
205,230
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
1st pct
3rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Median pay $51,650 $54,660
Employment 45,680 205,230
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.2%) About average (+1.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,000 14,300
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 · 1st pct Low · 3rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 11th pct · 13% of tasks 4th pct · 10% 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: Control Precision, Building and Construction, Problem Sensitivity, Multilimb Coordination, Monitoring, Rate Control, Reaction Time, Static Strength, Trunk Strength, Far Vision, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Visualization, Selective Attention, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Extent Flexibility, Depth Perception, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Finger Dexterity, Near Vision, Mathematics, Quality Control Analysis.

Specific to Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Mechanical
  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Response Orientation
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Spatial Orientation

Specific to Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

  • English Language
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Stamina
  • Time Management
  • Category Flexibility
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Inductive Reasoning

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 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Specific to Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators or Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — 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. "Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators vs Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers." 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/paving-surfacing-and-tamping-equipment-operators-vs-cement-masons-and-concrete-finishers

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Singulariki. (2026). Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators vs Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/paving-surfacing-and-tamping-equipment-operators-vs-cement-masons-and-concrete-finishers

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