Median Annual Wage: $37,550
Education: Less than high school diploma (68%); High school diploma or equivalent (28%); Post-secondary certificate (3%)
Projected Growth: Faster than average (15% to 21%)
Related Job Titles: Applicator; Plasterer; Plasterer Foreman; Plasterer Journeyman; Artisan Plasterer; Plaster Mechanic; Plastering Contractor; Plaster and Stucco Worker; Plaster Applicator; Plaster Foreman
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Plasterers and Stucco Masons.
More Construction and Extraction Careers
- Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
- Clean job sites.
- Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
- Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.
- Set up scaffolds.
- Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
- Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Plasterers and Stucco Masons.
- Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Plasterers and Stucco Masons.
