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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2051.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,720.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
Currently, there are 173,920 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers”.

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Tasks for “Cement Patcher”

Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete, and waterproof or restore surface.
Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.
Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
Cut out damaged areas, drill holes for reinforcing rods, and position reinforcing rods to repair concrete, using power saw and drill.
Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
Sprinkle colored marble or stone chips, powdered steel, or coloring powder over surface to produce prescribed finish.
Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.
Fabricate concrete beams, columns, and panels.
Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
Spread roofing paper on surface of foundation, and spread concrete onto roofing paper with trowel to form terrazzo base.
Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.
Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamp the surface to provide a decorative finish.
Push roller over surface to embed chips in surface.
Clean chipped area, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.
Build wooden molds, and clamp molds around area to be repaired, using hand tools.
Wet concrete surface, and rub with stone to smooth surface and obtain specified finish.
Chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.
Waterproof or restore concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.
Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
Operate power vibrator to compact concrete.
Apply muriatic acid to clean surface, and rinse with water.
Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
Polish surface, using polishing or surfacing machine.
Cut metal division strips, and press them into terrazzo base so that top edges form desired design or pattern.

Related Technology & Tools

Crack saws
Measuring tapes
High-speed saws
Surface concrete vibrators
Hydraulic material spreaders
Portable gas drills
Walk-behind power trowels
Concrete vibrators
Edgers
Desktop computers
Grout pumps
Bump cutters
Low rider power trowels
Lightweight laydown buckets
Brick hammers
Power floats
Form braces
Pneumatic air nailers
D handle shovels
Jitterbug tampers
Pool trowels
Tile setter trowels
Screeds
Masonry saws
Chain saws
Water pumps
Wet screeds
Walk-behind laser screeds
Concrete saws
Concrete pumps
Round end trowels
Hand clamps
Round point shovels
Abrasive blades
Sidewalk forms
Brick jointers
Wheelbarrows
Electric generators
Pointing trowels
Cure sprayers
Dumper riders
Rebar cutters
Brick splitters
Grout mixers
Straightedges
Concrete floats
Gas generators
Concrete finishing brushes
Masons jointers
Bar benders
Edging trowels
Diamond blades
Grinders
Utility knives
Grapevine jointers
Roller tube finishers
Rebar benders
Notched trowels
Spirit levels
Wood floats
Concrete chutes
Concrete spreaders
Ride-on concrete buggies
Power troweler blades
Personal digital assistants PDA
Brick tongs
Ride-on concrete breakers
Hammers
Torpedo levels
Spreaders
Channel floats
Right angle grinders
Ladders
Rock hoppers
Combo buckets
Mortar and plaster mixers
Lifting systems
Form liners
Round-gate concrete buckets
Long handle shovels
Truss screeds
Driveway squeegees
Glittermaster guns
Crowbars
Drain spades
General purpose concrete buckets
Scarifiers
Dust respirators
Concrete mixers
Concrete texture rollers
Elephant trunks
Multipurpose saws
Masons levels
Braces
Gutter forms
Gas concrete saws
Transit mix deflectors
Ride-on trowels
Concrete routers
Vibrating concrete screeds
Walk-behind concrete buggies
Roofing buckets
Slipform curbing pavers
Notebook computers
Screwdrivers
Slipforming machines
Aluminum floats
Rubber floats
Finishing screeders
Hydraulic concrete breakers
Concrete tampers
Core drills
Steel trowels
Bar cutters
Double-beam screeders
Bit spades
Tuck-pointing trowels
Form tubes
Walk-behind concrete breakers
Cold chisels
Steel forms
Vibrating wet screeds
Pavement stripers
Slump buckets
Groovers
Square point shovels
Abrasive rubbing stones
Wooden forms
Diesel concrete saws
Post hole diggers
Pry bars
Compression sprayers
Barrel mounted sprayers
Cement trowels
Ride-on saws
Measuring wheels
Center discharge floor hoppers
Internal concrete vibrators
Stippling brushes
Fresno trowels
Collection hoppers
Magnesium channel bull floats
Brick trowels

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