Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
About this Career Path
Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
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Environment
Most construction laborers and helpers work full time and do physically demanding work. Some work at great heights or outdoors in all weather conditions. Construction laborers have one of the highest rates of injuries and illnesses of all occupations.
Salary Breakdown
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
$33,520
AVERAGE ANNUALLY
$23,200
ENTRY LEVEL
$31,640
MID LEVEL
$47,550
EXPERT LEVEL
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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
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Top Expected Tasks
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Clean work areas and equipment.
Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
Erect scaffolding.
Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
Supply or hold tools and materials.
Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.
Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks.
Remove articles such as cabinets, metal furniture, and paint containers from stripping tanks after prescribed periods of time.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
KNOWLEDGE
Building and Construction
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Administration and Management
KNOWLEDGE
Public Safety and Security
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Coordination
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Monitoring
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Manual Dexterity
ABILITY
Static Strength
ABILITY
Trunk Strength
ABILITY
Extent Flexibility
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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
