Jobs / Physical work / 47-3014.00

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

US jobs
7,490
Median wage
$40,470 a year
Job family
Physical work

Can agents do the work of helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons?

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Typical tasks

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  • Clean work areas and equipment.
  • Supply or hold tools and materials.
  • Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
  • Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
  • Erect scaffolding.
  • Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
  • Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
  • Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.
  • Pour specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks.
  • Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks.
  • Remove articles such as cabinets, metal furniture, and paint containers from stripping tanks after prescribed periods of time.
Other job titles for this occupation (20)

Helper · Painter Assistant · Painter Helper · Plaster Helper · Plaster Tender · Billboard Poster Helper · Bridge Painter Helper · Dry Plasterer Helper · Exterior Work Helper · Highway Painter Helper · House Painter Helper · Ornamental Plasterer Helper · Paperhanger Assistant · Plasterer Tender · Scaffolding Helper · Ship Painter Helper · Shipyard Painter Helper · Swimming Pool Plasterer Helper · Wallpaper Hanger Helper · Wallpaperer Helper