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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

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.

What you’d do

  • Clean work areas and equipment.
  • Supply or hold tools and materials.
  • Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
  • Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
  • Erect scaffolding.
  • Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
  • Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.

Skills that matter

  • Coordination
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Helper
  • Painter Helper
  • Plaster Helper
  • Plaster Tender
  • Painter Assistant

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