Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

• Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
• Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
• 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.
• Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
• Clean job sites.
• Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
• Set up scaffolds.
• Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
• 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.
• 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.