Construction & Extraction
Plasterers & Stucco Masons
SOC 47-2161
Apply plaster, stucco, and ornamental finishes to walls and ceilings.
The job
Median pay
$58k
$48k to $71k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+2.8% projected
Openings a year
2k
BLS projection
Typical education
Apprenticeship
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
9th pct
More exposed than 9% of occupations · modeled estimate · 34th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
54/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 6,780 | 0.4 | 3.0× | $60k |
| Florida | 1,970 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $47k |
| Arizona | 1,910 | 0.6 | 4.8× | $50k |
| Texas | 1,400 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $51k |
| Nevada | 1,150 | 0.7 | 6.0× | $54k |
| New York | 962 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $120k~ |
| Utah | 820 | 0.5 | 3.8× | $54k |
| North Carolina | 591 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $48k~ |
| Colorado | 480 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $48k |
| Georgia | 467 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $48k~ |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 460 | 0.5 | 4.3× | $45k |
| Washington | 440 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $52k |
| Missouri | 420 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Tennessee | 378 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $49k~ |
| Illinois | 270 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $94k |
| Alabama | 269 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $46k~ |
| Massachusetts | 260 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $75k~ |
| Oklahoma | 258 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $49k~ |
| South Carolina | 257 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $48k~ |
| Kentucky | 231 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $51k~ |
| Iowa | 212 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $58k~ |
| Michigan | 210 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $73k |
| Ohio | 180 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $62k |
| Pennsylvania | 180 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $70k |
| Oregon | 170 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $71k |
| Idaho | 169 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $54k~ |
| Arkansas | 160 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $44k~ |
| Minnesota | 160 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $103k |
| Connecticut | 154 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $69k~ |
| Nebraska | 153 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $52k~ |
| Mississippi | 149 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $45k~ |
| Maryland | 140 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $57k |
| West Virginia | 128 | 0.2 | 1.5× | $56k~ |
| Hawaii | 110 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $104k |
| North Dakota | 104 | 0.2 | 1.9× | $59k~ |
| Virginia | 100 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $64k |
| Maine | 97 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $58k~ |
| Kansas | 80 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $53k |
| South Dakota | 79 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $49k~ |
| New Hampshire | 77 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $93k~ |
| Wyoming | 77 | 0.3 | 2.2× | $58k~ |
| Alaska | 65 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $73k~ |
| Indiana | 60 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $54k |
| Delaware | 56 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $57k~ |
| Rhode Island | 54 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $61k~ |
| Montana | 50 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $47k |
| New Jersey | 50 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $70k |
| Vermont | 43 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $58k~ |
| Louisiana | 40 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $50k |
| Wisconsin | 40 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $51k |
| Washington DC | 38 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $68k~ |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,690 jobs · $58k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,310 jobs · $50k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,290 jobs · $54k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ840 jobs · $120k median
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV780 jobs · $57k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA580 jobs · $71k median
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA520 jobs · $61k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX460 jobs · $57k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Plasterers & Stucco Masons interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.