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Employment Percentage
-22.92626728
SOC ID
47-2161
SOC Title
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
ONET ID
47-2161.00
ONET Concat ID
47216100
Median Salary
47743.83
Ed Level High School
95.839996
Ed Level Certificate
2.8
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
1.36
Ed Level Bachelors
0
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a high school diploma or less
Career Description
Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.
Core Tasks
  • 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.
  • Set up scaffolds.
  • 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.
  • 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.
Start Annual Earnings
30691.29
Top Annual Earnings
92275.15
EMSI Career Title Slug
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