Plasterers

Plasterers
£31,200

Average Annual Pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

44

Average Weekly Hours

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019

4.40%

Unemployment Rate

Labour Force Survey 2020

Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)

Description

Plasterers apply plaster and cement mixtures to walls and ceilings, fix fibrous sheets and cast and fix ornamental plasterwork to the interior or exterior of buildings.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements, though GCSEs/S grades are advantageous. Entry is typically through an apprenticeship or traineeship approved by ConstructionSkills leading to an NVQ/SVQ in General Construction at Level 3.

Typical tasks

  • mixes, or directs the mixing of, plaster to desired consistency;
  • applies and smoothes one or more coats of plaster and produces a finished surface, using hand tools or mechanical spray;
  • pours liquid plaster into mould to cast ornamental plaster work;
  • measures, cuts, installs and secures plaster board and/or ornamental plasterwork to walls and ceilings;
  • covers and seals joints between boards and finishes surface;
  • checks surface level using line, spirit level and straight edge.

Common job titles

Plasterer, fibrous
Fixer, fibrous
Contractor (plastering)
Renderer
Contractor, plastering
Plasterer
Caster, rough (building construction)

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Ranked 93rd out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.

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Working Futures UK

Employment type

Gender breakdown


£570

Female average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

£600

Male average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

295/350

Gender pay gap ranking

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020


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Gender Pay Gap by Career

Average weekly pay by age and gender: Plasterers

Pay change between years

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