2.2Low RiskShortage
Plasterers
Construction Trades Workers · Glaziers, Plasterers and Tilers
AI exposure measures how much this occupation's tasks may change. It is not the probability that the job will disappear.
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Median Weekly Pay
$1,841
Full-time workers
Employment
31,600
Total workers
10yr Growth
+5.7%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
Shortage
Key Insight
Plasterers is IN SHORTAGE and has LOW AI risk — a strong outlook for workers in this field.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation12.0%
Augmentation44.0%
Key Tasks
- •Determining plasterboard layout, and installing insulation and vapour barriers
- •Measuring, marking and cutting plasterboard, lifting and positioning panels, and securing them to walls, ceilings and battens
- •Preparing corner beads and securing them in position
- •Fixing pre-cast cornices, panel mouldings, ceiling centres and other plaster fittings
- •Covering joins and nail holes with wet plaster and sealing compounds, and smoothing them using wet brushes and sand paper
- •Mixing and applying coats of plaster, cement and render to structures using trowels, and levelling and smoothing coats to uniform thickness
- •Plumbing and straightening corners, angles and wall and ceiling surfaces
- •Creating decorative textures in finishing coats
- •Applying and finishing acoustic, insulating and fireproofing materials bonded with plaster, plastic cement and similar materials
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
34
Female Share
2.0%
Part-Time Share
18.0%
Skill Level
3 / 5