How to hire a Plasterer

How to hire a plasterer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step plasterer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a plasterer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new plasterer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your plasterer job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a plasterer for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect plasterer also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of plasterers and their corresponding salaries.

   Type Of Plasterer	Description	Hourly Rate
   Plasterer		$14-37

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common Skills:

   • Plastering
   • Hand Tools
   • Coats
   • Scaffolding
   • Exterior Surfaces
   • Construction Sites
   • Eifs
   • Trowels
   • Base Coat
   • Commercial Buildings
   • Caulking
   • Safety Regulations
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Patch Holes

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead a team of 5 to install and complete EFIS.
   • Spray acoustic materials, texture finish over walls and ceilings.
   • Walk on stilts, plaster, floater, mud joints, tape and bond, laborer
   • Stucco walls, demolition, waterproofing, commercial caulking.
   • Estimate & bid on new construction properties & repairs.
   • Apply all phases of residential and/or commercial stucco and EIFS.

   More Plasterer duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your plasterer job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A plasterer salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a plasterer in Tennessee may be lower than in New York, and an entry-level plasterer usually earns less than a senior-level plasterer. Additionally, a plasterer with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average plasterer salary

   $49,213yearly

   $23.66 hourly rate

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   Entry-level plasterer salary

   $31,000 yearly salary

   Updated March 30, 2025

   Average plasterer salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
   1	New York	$66,478	$32
   2	Virginia	$59,139	$28
   3	Connecticut	$57,531	$28
   4	Arizona	$57,508	$28
   5	Rhode Island	$55,982	$27
   6	California	$55,796	$27
   7	District of Columbia	$55,626	$27
   8	Nevada	$54,011	$26
   9	Colorado	$51,155	$25
   10	Oregon	$44,098	$21
   11	Tennessee	$39,402	$19

   Average plasterer salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
   1	F&G	$64,572	$31.04
   2	County Of Los Angeles Public Library	$50,207	$24.14
   3	United Water Restoration Group	$49,893	$23.99
   4	Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority	$49,497	$23.80
   5	Advance Masonry	$46,827	$22.51
   6	Department of Public Social Services	$46,615	$22.41
   7	The Walt Disney Company	$46,417	$22.32
   8	Providence Housing	$45,823	$22.03
   9	board of education	$45,424	$21.84
   10	Tradesmen International	$44,253	$21.28
   11	Architect of the Capitol	$41,706	$20.05

4. Writing a Plasterer Job Description

   A job description for a plasterer role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a plasterer job description:

   Plasterer job description example

   • De 1 a 3 años de experiencia equivalente y/o educación técnica.

   Requisitos:

   • Atención a los detalles con exactitud y minuciosidad demostrada.
   • Ahorrar en materiales y cumplir con la productividad trazada por los supervisores.
   • Observar todos los procedimientos de seguridad, reportar condiciones potencialmente inseguras, utilizar y dar mantenimiento al equipo y conservar los materiales apropiadamente.

   Ambiente del trabajo:

   Las características del ambiente de trabajo descritas aquí representan las circunstancias que el empleado enfrenta mientras lleva a cabo las funciones esenciales de este trabajo. Acomodaciones razonables pueden ser posibles para que las personas con discapacidades puedan cumplir con las funciones esenciales del trabajo. El empleado está expuesto a lo siguiente mientras realiza las tareas del trabajo:

   • Mover partes mecánicas/equipo como sierras, montacargas y vehículos
   • Condiciones climatológicas incluyen calor extremo o frío
   • Trabajar en lugares altos y precarios como andamios y escaleras
   • Humos o partículas aéreas, químicos tóxicos o cáusticos
   • Riesgo a descargas eléctricas
   • Vibración
   • Cargar material pesado

   El nivel de ruido en el ambiente del trabajo es usualmente alto.

   Requisito físico:

   La demanda física descrita aquí representa los requisitos que el empleado necesita para poder cumplir con las funciones esenciales exitosamente. Acomodaciones razonables pueden ser posibles para que las personas con discapacidades puedan cumplir con sus funciones esenciales.

   El empleado debe de levantar y/o mover hasta 100 libras regularmente y ocasionalmente levantar y/o mover hasta 120 libras. Habilidades específicas de visión incluyen percepción profunda. Regularmente se le requiere al empleado que este de pie, utilice sus manos para sostener, agarrar o sentir movimientos repetitivos; alcanzar con las manos y brazos; escalar, balancearse y encorvarse, hincarse, agacharse o gatear, incluyendo el trabajar de rodillas y manos por periodos largos de tiempo mientras realiza sus tareas de trabajo. Se requiere que el empleado camine, hable y oiga frecuentemente. Se requiere que el empleado se siente.ocasionalmente.

   Herramientas Requeridas:

   • Cucharita/llana- margin trowel
   • Navajas- cutters
   • Martillo- hammer
   • Cinta de medir- tape measure

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right plasterer for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your plasterer job on Zippia to find and attract quality plasterer candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as constructionjobs.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit plasterers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new plasterer

   Once you've found the plasterer candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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