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