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