Applies plaster to interior walls and stucco to building exteriors.
You trowel three coats of stucco onto a house, adding a textured finish, and smooth plaster inside a historic theater.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Apprenticeship or on-the-job training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Plastering Apprenticeship.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Spray rigs speed up big jobs, but troweling plaster and stucco smooth on real walls stays hand craft.
Classes: Art, Geometry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2161.
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