Plasterers
Plasterers install, maintain and repair plasterboard in buildings, and apply decorative and protective coverings of plaster, cement and similar material to the interiors and exteriors of structures.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Plasterers - from ₹21,182 to ₹67,046 per month - 2025.
- A Plasterers typically earns between ₹21,182 and ₹64,663 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between ₹25,754 and ₹87,919 per month for a working week of 48 hours.
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Job Responsibilities
- Applying one or more coats of plaster to interior walls and ceilings of buildings to produce a finished surface
- Measuring, marking and installing ornamental plaster panels, and casting and trimming ornamental plaster cornices
- Measuring, marking and cutting plasterboard, lifting and positioning panels and securing them to walls, ceilings and battens
- Covering joins and nail holes with wet plaster and sealing compounds, and smoothing them using wet brushes and sandpaper
- Applying protective and decorative coverings of cement, plaster and similar materials to exterior building surfaces
- Making and installing decorative plaster fixtures of fibrous plaster
- Applying and finishing acoustic, insulating and fireproofing materials bonded with plaster, plastic cement and similar materials