Description
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.
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
