Plasterers install, maintain and repair plasterboard in buildings, and apply decorative and protective coverings of plaster, cement and similar material to the interiors and exteriors of structures.

Tasks include:

• applying one or more coats of plaster to interior walls and ceilings of buildings to produce a finished surface;
• measuring, marking and installing ornamental plaster panels, and casting and trimming ornamental plaster cornices;
• measuring, marking and cutting plasterboard, lifting and positioning panels and securing them to walls, ceilings and battens;
• covering joins and nail holes with wet plaster and sealing compounds, and smoothing them using wet brushes and sandpaper;
• applying protective and decorative coverings of cement, plaster and similar materials to exterior building surfaces;
• making and installing decorative plaster fixtures of fibrous plaster;
• applying and finishing acoustic, insulating and fireproofing materials bonded with plaster, plastic cement and similar materials.

Examples of the occupations:

• Dry wall  plasterer
• Fibrous plasterer
• Ornamental plasterer
• Plasterer
• Solid plasterer
• Stucco plasterer