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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
- Plaster Molder
- Molding Plasterer
- Modeler
- Mason
- Dry Plasterer
- Artisan
Tasks for “Plasterer Apprentice”
- Clean job sites.
- Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
- Set up scaffolds.
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
- 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.
- Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
- Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.
- Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
- 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
- Notebook computers
- Power drills
- Ladders
- Lime brushes
- Floats
- Plumb bobs
- Power trowels
- Plaster mixers
- T-squares
- Precision levels
- Scratcher trowels
- Ornamental cut and shape tools
- Utility knives
- Nail guns
- Trimming knives
- Personal computers
- Scaffolding
- Inside step tools
- Claw hammers
- Chalk lines
- Darbies
- Stilts
- Corner tools
- Outside step tools
- Nose step tools
- Keyhole saws
- Plasterers' hammers
- Straightedges
- Plaster spraying machines
- Plaster molds
- Screeds
- Spray guns
- Hand saws
- Scraping tools
- Heat guns
- Rulers
- Joint knives
- Hand trowels
- Piston pumps
- Power sanders
- Featheredgers
- Construction Software Center EasyEst
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Cost estimating software
- Sage Construction Anywhere
- A-Systems JobView