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