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            • Concrete Finishers set concrete forms and pour concrete.  After it’s poured, they spread, smooth, and finish concrete.  They may also work to repair and preserve existing concrete structures.

            • Is Concrete finishing right for you?  Do you like to....​

              • Work outdoors?

              • Use your strength and coordination on the job?

              • Work with your hands?

              • Master the use of a variety of tools and equipment?

              ...then a career as a Concrete Finisher might be for you!

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            • About Concrete finishers

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            • What concrete finishers do What concrete finishers do

              • Set concrete forms

              • Spread out & smooth freshly poured concrete to create walls, floors, or sidewalks

              • Place fixtures such as steel plates, anchor bolts, and door sills into freshly poured concrete

              • Safely operate a power vibrator to make sure concrete is compacted

              • Apply compounds to cure concrete surfaces

              • Repair & preserve concrete structures

            • Working conditions Working conditions

              • Residential, commercial, or industrial sites

              • Outdoors or indoors

              • Work mostly at ground level

              • Requires bending, kneeling, lifting

            • Where concrete finishers work Where concrete finishers work

              • Residential construction
              • Commercial construction
              • Masonry contractors
              • Self-employed

            • Work schedule Work schedule

              • Weather can impact construction timelines.

              • Weather-dependent (work less in the winter, more in the summer)

              • Overtime is common.  Work can be fast-paced, and a project finishing concrete cannot just be stopped and picked up the next day - it’s done with it’s done!

            • Career path

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            • What it takes to become a concrete finisher What it takes to become a concrete finisher

              Education/Training

              • High school diploma or equivalency
              • Apprenticeship

            • Skills needed Skills needed

              • Team player

              • Problem-solving

              • Ability to work on feet or kneeling all day

              • Ability to lift heavy materials

              • Willingness to work long hours

              • Understanding of the hand-held & power tools required

            • Opportunities Opportunities

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