Plasterers and Stucco Masons
SOC Code: 47-2161
Plasterers and Stucco Masonss cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 93.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Quality Control Analysis, Time Management.
AI-Proof Score: 93.4 — Very High
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Median Salary
$56,020
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Job Growth
4.1%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Time Management
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Service Orientation
- •Coordination
- •Monitoring
- •Speaking
- •Reading Comprehension
Common Tasks
- ✓Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
- ✓Clean job sites.
- ✓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.
- ✓Set up scaffolds.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation