Where a plasterer can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a plasterer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Plasterers apply plaster made from gypsum, cement or other solutions to walls as a smooth finish. They mix dry plaster powder with water, then smear the resulting paste onto a wall. The plaster is then smoothed before it hardens and forms a solid coating on the wall.
Also known as heritage plasterer, plaster worker, solid plasterer, plaster labourer, fibrous plasterer, wall finisher, wall plasterer, stucco mason.
Craft and related trades workers 41 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: ceiling installer, 66%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A plasterer needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- plaster surfaces constructing
- types of plastering materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
- place drywall constructing
- apply adhesive wall coating constructing
- prepare surface for plastering constructing
- mix construction grouts handling and moving
- cut wall chases handling and moving
- apply proofing membranes constructing
- install insulation material constructing
- transport construction supplies handling and moving
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a plasterer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- insulation worker 60% covered · difficulty 45.2
- bricklayer 59% covered · difficulty 46.4
- carpenter 54% covered · difficulty 51.2
- resilient floor layer 53% covered · difficulty 51.1
- plumber 50% covered · difficulty 55
- paperhanger 48% covered · difficulty 55.7
- terrazzo setter 46% covered · difficulty 57.5
- ceiling installer 45% covered · difficulty 58.3
- building construction worker 41% covered · difficulty 61.4
- fireplace installer 26% covered · difficulty 74.4
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Plasterer is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a plasterer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.