Also called Drywall Installer and Finisher Lather

Plasterers apply plaster, stucco and other similar materials on interior and exterior walls and ceilings.

These tradespeople typically:

• apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
• spray stucco on building exteriors
• clean and prepare surfaces
• mix plaster ingredients
• finish corners and angles and create decorative designs
• spray finishes over walls and ceilings

Plasterers are employed on residential, commercial and industrial construction projects.

CAREER INFORMATION

• www.careersinconstruction.ca/profiles/plasterer-drywaller

Plasterers are represented by two CBTU affiliates:

• International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC)
• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA)