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Concrete finisher

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Cement finisher Cement mason Concrete finisher Concrete finisher and layer Concrete finisher ganger Concrete floor finisher Concrete floor finisher and layer Concrete flooring operative Concrete layer Concrete renovator Floor finisher Flooring operative Layer and finisher Power floater Powerfloat finisher Wet concrete finisher

Concrete finishers work with binding agents like cement and concrete. They put up any removable forms and pour concrete into the forms. They then execute one or several actions to finish the concrete: cutting, screeding or levelling, compacting, smoothing, and chamfering to prevent chipping.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Constructing and repairing reinforced concrete floors, walls, tanks, silos and other concrete structures;
(b) Making shuttering or assembling prefabricated forms for moulding concrete;
(c) Cementing openings in walls or casings for wells;
(d) Finishing and smoothing surfaces of concrete structures;
(e) Applying a durable, smooth surfacing composed of cement, sand pigment and marble particles to floors, known as a terrazzo finish;

Knowledge

  • Architecture and town planning

Digital competencies

  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Installing concrete components
  • Working in teams
  • Smoothing surfaces of objects or equipment

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Communicating
  • Maintaining a positive attitude

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Building frame and related trades workers

Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers

519

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

24,12%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

66,55% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

77,40%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

9,99%

Part-time contracts

1,06% Turnover index

262

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-7%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

96%

4%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Building frame and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
19%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
28%
Between 4 and 8 years
0%
More than 8 years
28%
Manufacturing
31%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
15%
Construction
14%
Education
13%
Information and communication
9%
Others
18%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.