Cement Mason at Plasterers & Cement Masons OPCM 90

Plasterers & Cement Masons OPCM 90 sponsors this cement mason apprenticeship in Troy, IL. This employer-sponsored program offers a structured training pathway for individuals seeking to enter the concrete finishing trade through a combination of paid field experience and technical classroom education. Apprentices earn wages throughout the duration of the program, making it a financially accessible way to enter a skilled trade.

The program is 3 years long and structured around 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and 432 hours of related technical instruction. Working on active job sites, apprentices develop skills in placing and finishing concrete, operating power finishing tools, and restoring and patching concrete surfaces. Classroom instruction addresses construction safety standards, materials properties, finishing techniques, and blueprint interpretation.

Completing this apprenticeship prepares graduates to work as fully qualified cement masons on residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects in the Troy, IL area and across the greater metro-east Illinois region. The trade offers consistent demand, particularly in areas with active commercial and public construction development.