Talk to your school counselor about programs and classes like woodworking that are offered at your school so you can start learning skills that will get you started in this field.

Find a class to jump-start your construction skills.

Is someone you know (a neighbor, family member, friend, etc.) working on a home improvement DIY project? Volunteer to help in order to get practice using hand tools, taking measurements, problem solving, and more!

Volunteer to help with a home improvement project.

Search online for how-to videos to see how hard this work is to master--and whether it's something you think you'd like. Does seeing this kind of work in action make you more interested in trying it?

Watch tutorials on how to do this kind of work.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

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

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construction Trades Workers

Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.

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.

Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.

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.

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.

Rough the undercoat surface with a scratcher so the finish coat will adhere.

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.

Chalk lines

Claw hammers

Corner tools

Darbies

Featheredgers

Floats

Hand saws

Hand trowels

Heat guns

Inside step tools

Joint knives

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Overview

Career

What Plasterers and Stucco Masons Do

Other Job Titles Plasterers and Stucco Masons May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Overview

Career

What Plasterers and Stucco Masons Do

Other Job Titles Plasterers and Stucco Masons May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Plasterers and Stucco Masons

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