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 9.1% from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 10
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 16.4 yrs
FedScope read on Cement Finishing (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Cement Finishing occupation (OPM code 3602): 10 people, headcount down -9.1% 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.
Cement Finishing pays n/a per year on average, moving down 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 16.4 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
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.
Inside the Structural and Finishing Work Family family (7 occupations, 949 employees combined), Cement Finishing holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 1.1% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Cement Finishing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Cement Finishing ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher 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; Cement Finishing ranks higher than 0%.
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
- Cement Finishing pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 10 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 9.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Cement Finishing ranks #627 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Structural and Finishing Work Family family (7 occupations, 949 employees combined), Cement Finishing holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 1.1% share of the family total.
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.