Will “Plaster and Stucco Worker” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.

• Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.

• Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.

• Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.

• Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.

• Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.

• Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.

• Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.

• Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.

• Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.

• Apply insulation to building exteriors by installing prefabricated insulation systems over existing walls or by covering the outer wall with insulation board, reinforcing mesh, and a base coat.

• Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.

• Set up scaffolds.

• Clean job sites.

• Cure freshly plastered surfaces.