Cement Finishing
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Cement Finishing occupation series (code 3602): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 10 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Cement Finishing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -9.1%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 16.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 7
FedScope read on Cement Finishing (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Code 36, the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Cement Finishing alongside 6 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Cement Finishing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family. Across the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, 949 employees work in 7 occupations; Cement Finishing is 1.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Cement Finishing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Cement Finishing ranks on lean federal pay
Cement Finishing earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Cement Finishing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Cement Finishing.
Related Occupations in Structural and Finishing Work Family
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulating | 567 | $78,342 | 9.9 yrs |
| Masonry | 241 | $72,911 | 11.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work | 47 | $95,000 | 14 yrs |
| Tile Setting | 38 | $99,467 | 12.9 yrs |
| Roofing | 38 | $80,318 | 11.2 yrs |
| Plastering | 8 | $73,254 | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Cement Finishing outside the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (10 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Cement Finishing pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Structural and Finishing Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Cement Finishing postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.