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Plasterers and Stucco Masons — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$57,660
United States, 2025
Employment
19,310
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.
- O*NET code
- 47-2161.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
- Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
- 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.
- Clean job sites.
- Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.
- Set up scaffolds.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$39,560
25th percentile
$47,970
75th percentile
$71,310
90th percentile
$96,710
Most important skills
- Quality Control Analysis3.0
- Time Management3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Service Orientation2.9
- Speaking2.9
- Monitoring2.9
- Coordination2.9
- Operations Monitoring2.9
- Reading Comprehension2.8
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Social Perceptiveness2.8
- Operation and Control2.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 3 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
3
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.3 | Not selected | 2.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Plasterers and Stucco MasonsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | $120,180 | — | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $120,180 | 840 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $108,160 | 100 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $105,870 | 100 | 2025 |
| HI | $104,260 | 110 | 2025 |
| MN | $102,530 | 160 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $96,240 | 190 | 2025 |
| IL | $93,790 | 270 | 2025 |
| NH | $93,000 | — | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | $80,240 | 270 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $79,590 | 40 | 2025 |
| MO | $79,380 | 420 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | $78,870 | 140 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $78,200 | 80 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | $77,290 | 70 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $74,570 | 30 | 2025 |
| MI | $72,990 | 210 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $72,700 | 420 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $71,310 | 580 | 2025 |
| OR | $71,180 | 170 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.