Operative Plasterers
Plaster has been used as a durable and decorative building medium for thousands of years. Today’s plasterers use a mix of traditional and modern techniques to apply and smooth wet plaster on everything from interior and exterior wall coatings, stucco systems, ornamental moldings, project repairs and more.
Compensation Information
Work Conditions
Both indoor and outdoor, nearly every facility and building type, varying weather, physically demanding, new and existing construction, working from heights
Skills Needed
Math, reading, manual dexterity, problem solving, mechanical ability, physical stamina, fast-paced thinking and reacting, communication, hand/eye/foot coordination, comfortable with heights, decision making, detail-oriented
Application Requirements
Education and Training
How to Apply
After completing the application process and submitting passing ACT/Accuplacer test scores, applicants will receive a Letter of Introduction and a list of affiliated union contractors. It is then the applicant’s responsibility to secure a contractor willing to take them on as an operative plasterer apprentice.
