Description
Smooth, finish, and cure poured concrete surfaces—slabs, floors, sidewalks, curbs, and pavements—using hand and power tools. Set and align forms, place and consolidate concrete, create joints and edges, and apply textures, treatments, and sealers to achieve specified finishes.
Skills
Content
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Coordination
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Quality Control Analysis
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
- • Rate Control
Reaction Time and Speed Abilities
- • Reaction Time
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Dynamic Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Endurance
- • Stamina
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
- • Gross Body Coordination
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Depth Perception
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
- • Building and Construction
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Construction
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
