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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 “Plasterer”
- 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.
- 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.
- Clean job sites.
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
- 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.
- Set up scaffolds.
- 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.
- Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
- 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.
- Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
- Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
Related Technology & Tools
- Scraping tools
- Hand saws
- Trimming knives
- Nail guns
- Screeds
- Ornamental cut and shape tools
- Personal computers
- Notebook computers
- Precision levels
- Hand trowels
- Power trowels
- Spray guns
- Darbies
- Joint knives
- Power sanders
- Ladders
- Lime brushes
- Power drills
- Keyhole saws
- Floats
- Straightedges
- Plasterers' hammers
- Heat guns
- Featheredgers
- Rulers
- Plaster molds
- Stilts
- Plaster mixers
- Chalk lines
- Utility knives
- Piston pumps
- Scaffolding
- Inside step tools
- Nose step tools
- Corner tools
- Scratcher trowels
- Plumb bobs
- Claw hammers
- Plaster spraying machines
- T-squares
- Outside step tools
- Construction Software Center EasyEst
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Sage Construction Anywhere
- Cost estimating software
- A-Systems JobView