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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
- Modeler
- Mason
- Dry Plasterer
- Artisan
Tasks for “Molding Plasterer”
- Clean job sites.
- Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.
- Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
- Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
- Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
- Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
- Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
- Set up scaffolds.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
- Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
Related Technology & Tools
- Keyhole saws
- Heat guns
- Plasterers' hammers
- Hand trowels
- Trimming knives
- Power trowels
- Power sanders
- Joint knives
- Precision levels
- Piston pumps
- Outside step tools
- Hand saws
- Plaster mixers
- Stilts
- Plaster molds
- Plumb bobs
- Featheredgers
- Nose step tools
- Inside step tools
- Darbies
- Power drills
- Plaster spraying machines
- Spray guns
- Nail guns
- Notebook computers
- T-squares
- Utility knives
- Ornamental cut and shape tools
- Scratcher trowels
- Claw hammers
- Straightedges
- Screeds
- Lime brushes
- Corner tools
- Scaffolding
- Personal computers
- Ladders
- Scraping tools
- Floats
- Rulers
- Chalk lines
- A-Systems JobView
- Sage Construction Anywhere
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Construction Software Center EasyEst
- Cost estimating software