Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.
Median pay ranges from $37,130 to $120,180 depending on the metro. Most people train through: long-term on-the-job training. Job growth and openings are national figures.
Nationally, plasterers have 157 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.8× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.
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What the median buys once each metro's price level is factored in.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Plasterer pay by state
AZArizona$46,820CACalifornia$61,220COColorado$49,200DCDistrict of Columbia$64,310FLFlorida$46,980HIHawaii$105,870ILIllinois$96,240MIMichigan$75,930MNMinnesota$108,160MOMissouri$79,555NVNevada$52,635NMNew Mexico$47,300NYNew York$120,180OHOhio$62,250OROregon$70,500PAPennsylvania$72,265RIRhode Island$59,590TXTexas$53,450UTUtah$54,160WAWashington$58,860