Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Job Description: Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons spend a lot of their time Handling and Moving Objects. They are naturally good at Extent Flexibility, Static Strength, Manual Dexterity, and Trunk Strength. Plasterers and Stucco Masons are typically characterized as being Realistic and Artistic. They are usually very knowledgable about Building and Construction, Public Safety and Security, and English Language and are skilled at Coordination and Time Management.

Work Activities

Handling and Moving Objects
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Getting Information
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Processing Information
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Interacting With Computers
  

Abilities

Extent Flexibility
  
Static Strength
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Trunk Strength
  
Far Vision
  
Stamina
  
Oral Expression
  
Visualization
  
Information Ordering
  
Near Vision
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Selective Attention
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Reaction Time
  
Rate Control
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Control Precision
  
Category Flexibility
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  
Written Comprehension
  
Speed of Limb Movement
  
Wrist-Finger Speed
  
Auditory Attention
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Depth Perception
  
Originality
  
Glare Sensitivity
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Response Orientation
  
Speech Recognition
  
Speech Clarity
  
Number Facility
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Time Sharing
  
Spatial Orientation
  
Written Expression
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Speed of Closure
  
Memorization
  
Night Vision
  
Sound Localization
  
Peripheral Vision
  

Interests

Realistic
  
Artistic
  
Conventional
  
Enterprising
  
Investigative
  
Social
  

Knowledge

Building and Construction
  
Public Safety and Security
  
English Language
  
Education and Training
  
Production and Processing
  
Mechanical
  
Psychology
  
Transportation
  
Law and Government
  
Design
  
Mathematics
  
Administration and Management
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Foreign Language
  

Wages

Connecticut
$79,770  
 
New York
$68,900  
 
Illinois
$58,900  
 
Hawaii
$58,030  
 
Minnesota
$55,640  
 
Wisconsin
$53,530  
 
Indiana
$48,260  
 
Massachusetts
$47,790  
 
District of Columbia
$45,850  
 
California
$44,550  
 
Michigan
$44,400  
 
Ohio
$40,790  
 
Missouri
$40,630  
 
Oregon
$40,130  
 
New Jersey
$38,170  
 
Rhode Island
$38,010  
 
Pennsylvania
$37,850  
 
Virginia
$37,820  
 
Kentucky
$37,070  
 
Louisiana
$35,450  
 
Idaho
$35,270  
 
Kansas
$35,210  
 
Oklahoma
$35,070  
 
Arkansas
$34,980  
 
South Carolina
$34,670  
 
Iowa
$34,280  
 
Tennessee
$34,210  
 
Nevada
$34,010  
 
New Hampshire
$33,630  
 
South Dakota
$33,370  
 
North Carolina
$33,000  
 
Maryland
$32,890  
 
Texas
$32,820  
 
Alabama
$32,800  
 
Florida
$32,770  
 
New Mexico
$32,460  
 
Georgia
$32,340  
 
Colorado
$31,770  
 
Vermont
$30,850  
 
Arizona
$30,690  
 
Mississippi
$30,030  
 
Utah
$29,890  
 
West Virginia
$28,030  
 
Nebraska
$26,720  
 
Puerto Rico
$26,560  
 
Guam
$22,370  
 

Skills

Coordination
  
Time Management
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Critical Thinking
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Monitoring
  
Active Learning
  
Mathematics
  
Operation and Control
  
Speaking
  
Instructing
  
Active Listening
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Service Orientation
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Writing
  
Learning Strategies
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Negotiation
  
Persuasion
  
Troubleshooting
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Equipment Selection
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Systems Analysis
  
Technology Design
  
Operations Analysis
  
Installation
  
Management of Financial Resources
  

Work Values

Independence
  
Relationships
  
Working Conditions
  
Support
  
Achievement
  
Recognition
  

Work Styles

Integrity
  
Dependability
  
Independence
  
Attention to Detail
  
Innovation
  
Persistence
  
Cooperation
  
Concern for Others
  
Self Control
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Initiative
  
Social Orientation
  
Leadership
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Stress Tolerance
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Time Pressure
  
Contact With Others
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Level of Competition
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Physical Proximity
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Telephone
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Consequence of Error
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Letters and Memos
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Public Speaking
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Degree of Automation
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Work Schedules
  
Electronic Mail
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  

-Every day-

Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Time Pressure
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Telephone
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Letters and Memos
  
Electronic Mail
  
Public Speaking
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Deal With External Customers
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Standing
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Sitting
  

-Never-

Exposed to Radiation
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Telephone
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Time Pressure
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Letters and Memos
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Electronic Mail
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Public Speaking
  
Telephone
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Letters and Memos
  
Public Speaking
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Telephone
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Electronic Mail
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Public Speaking
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Electronic Mail
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Telephone
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Very important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
  
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
  
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.
  
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  
Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
  
Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  
Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
  
Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

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.
  
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.
  
Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  
Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  
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.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
  
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.
  
Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
  
Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  
Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
  
Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

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.
  
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.
  
Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  
Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
  
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  
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.
  
Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  
Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  
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.
  
Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
  
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.
  
Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
  
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
  
Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  
Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  
Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
  
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  
Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
  
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.
  
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
  
Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
  
Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  
Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  
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.
  
Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
  
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  
Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
  
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
  
Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
  
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  
Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
  
Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
  
Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  
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.
  
Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
  
Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
  
Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls or ceilings.
  
Mold or install ornamental plaster pieces, panels, or trim.
  
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
  
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.
  
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  
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.
  
Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
  
Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
  
Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

None or short demonstration
  
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

Less than a High School Diploma
  
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)