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Overview
Plasterers prepare walls and other surfaces, mix plaster from gypsum, cement or similar materials, apply it evenly and smooth it before it hardens into a finished coating.
In job descriptions, look for surface preparation, plastering materials, drywall, insulation, adhesive wall coatings, proofing membranes, measurement, scaffolding, safety at heights and clean work areas.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Plasterer work is practical site work on walls, ceilings and partitions. Tasks often move from protecting the area and preparing the surface to mixing plaster, applying coats, smoothing edges, placing drywall or insulation and cleaning the work area before handover.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include understanding plastering materials, surface preparation, measuring, drywall placement, insulation work, proofing membranes, adhesive coatings, safe work at heights and coordination with other construction trades.
Salary context
Salary context depends on site type, finish quality, restoration or ornamental work, scaffolding and height work, productivity expectations, responsibility for materials and whether the role includes estimating or ordering supplies. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward specialist plaster finishes, restoration, ornamental plastering, drywall coordination, site supervision, estimating small jobs or self-employed construction work.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name the materials, surface types, height work, drywall tasks, restoration work, tools, site safety duties and expected finish standard. Those details show whether the job is rough construction support or high-finish plastering.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
47-2161.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETHelpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
47-3014.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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Occupation group
Plasterers (7123)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f4a22809-c00c-4dd0-8b09-c7251f8dcd1c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7123.2 |
| ISCO group | 7123 |
| Concept type | Occupation |