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