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