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Job Description
Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2161.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 44,070.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
- Currently, there are 22,810 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Plasterers and Stucco Masons”.
Also Known As…
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons
- Plastering Contractor
- Plasterer Journeyman
- Plasterer Foreman
- Plasterer
- Plaster Mechanic
- Plaster Foreman
- Plaster Applicator
- Plaster and Stucco Worker
- Artisan Plasterer
- Applicator
- Synthetic Plasterer
- Stucco Worker
- Stucco Plasterer
- Stucco Applicator
- Poured Wall Foreman
- Plasterer Apprentice
- Plaster Molder
- Molding Plasterer
- Modeler
- Mason
- Dry Plasterer
- Artisan
Tasks for “Artisan Plasterer”
- Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
- Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
- Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
- Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
- Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
- 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.
- Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.
- Clean job sites.
- Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
- Set up scaffolds.
- Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
- Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
- 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.
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
- Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plaster molds
- Spray guns
- Power trowels
- Hand trowels
- Featheredgers
- Claw hammers
- Hand saws
- Chalk lines
- Power drills
- Rulers
- Corner tools
- Lime brushes
- Plasterers' hammers
- Precision levels
- Scaffolding
- Plumb bobs
- Trimming knives
- Outside step tools
- Stilts
- Power sanders
- Plaster mixers
- Piston pumps
- Floats
- Straightedges
- Notebook computers
- Inside step tools
- Scraping tools
- Joint knives
- Heat guns
- Utility knives
- Ornamental cut and shape tools
- Darbies
- Nose step tools
- Scratcher trowels
- Plaster spraying machines
- Nail guns
- T-squares
- Ladders
- Screeds
- Keyhole saws
- Personal computers
- A-Systems JobView
- Sage Construction Anywhere
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Construction Software Center EasyEst
- Cost estimating software