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Plasterer
Fibrous plasterer Heritage plasterer Plaster labourer Plaster worker Plasterer Solid plasterer Stucco mason Wall finisher Wall plasterer
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.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Applying one or more coats of plaster to interior walls and ceilings of buildings to produce finished surface;
(b) Measuring, marking and installing ornamental plaster panels, and casting and trimming ornamental plaster cornices;
(c) Measuring, marking and cutting plasterboard, lifting and positioning panels and securing them to walls, ceilings and battens;
(d) Covering joins and nail holes with wet plaster and sealing compounds, and smoothing them using wet brushes and sand paper;
(e) Applying protective and decorative covering of cement, plaster and similar materials to exterior building surfaces;
(f) Making and installing decorative plaster fixtures of fibrous plaster;
(g) Applying and finishing acoustic, insulating and fireproofing materials bonded with plaster, plastic cement and similar materials.
Knowledge
- Fine arts
- Building and civil engineering
Digital competencies
- Complying with health and safety procedures
- Applying protective or decorative solutions or coatings
- Installing wooden and metal components
- Estimating resource needs
- Maintaining operational records
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Taking a proactive approach
- Collaborating in teams and networks
- Working efficiently
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Craft and related trades workers
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
Building finishers and related trades workers
Plasterers
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Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Plasterers
74
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
16,12%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-50,60% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
94,95%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
7,13%
Part-time contracts
1,03% Turnover index
118
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-5%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
96%
4%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Building finishers and related trades workers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Plasterers
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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