Concrete Finisher Pay in Puerto Rico

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes concrete finisher pay for 2 Puerto Rico metros: San Juan and Ponce.

Metro	Median pay	Real pay	Jobs
San JuanPUERTO RICO · PR	$29,540	—	360
PoncePUERTO RICO · PR	$27,610	—	60

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating concrete finisher work in Puerto Rico — Concrete Finisher pay in Puerto Rico: $28,575 median, BLS May 2025.

Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,600 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, concrete finishers have 25 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 71% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often concrete finishers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often

Indoors with heating and air conditioningRarely

Very hot or cold conditionsVery often

Working at heightsOccasionally

Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOccasionally

Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes

Loud noiseVery often

Hazardous conditionsOccasionally

Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingVery often

SittingRarely

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data

Puerto Rico runs its own workplace-safety program (an OSHA State Plan), so its injury reports aren't in the federal dataset. Nationally, in states federal OSHA covers, concrete contractors filed 765 severe injury reports from 2015 to 2024; the most common cause was contact with objects and equipment (53%).

OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).

Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.

Licensing in Puerto Rico Official source

Check with local authorities in Puerto Rico. Check with the building or licensing office where you plan to work.

Requirements for concrete finishers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Cities in Puerto Rico

San JuanPUERTO RICO · PR—population since 2020

PoncePUERTO RICO · PR—population since 2020

All trades in Puerto Rico.

Concrete Finisher pay in Puerto Rico