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Overview

The Cement Finisher position involves skilled work in mixing, placing, and finishing concrete, with potential responsibilities as a head worker directing a small crew. The role is offered by the Department of Water and Power with a starting annual salary of $103,021, and a salary range of $106,717 to $112,668.

Responsibilities

  • Mixing, placing, and finishing concrete.
  • Acting as head worker on a small crew providing direction and guidance.

Requirements

  • Four years of full-time paid experience with the City of Los Angeles in a class at the level of Cement Finisher Worker.
  • Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a cement finisher.
  • Four years of full-time paid experience as a cement finisher helper.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Positions may require a valid Class C, B, or A driver's license depending on the department.
  • Applicants must submit a Verification of Work Experience form if using City experience.
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $52/hr, this posting sits about 30% above the $40/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA — toward the top of a $30–$57/hr middle band drawn from 73 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 101 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 60 different employers. 52 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 627 other active welding openings from 305 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (31), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Long Beach at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Los Angeles, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. CEMENT FINISHER 3353 (C) (REV 08-28-26) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.