Will AI replace Plasterers and Stucco Masons?
AI reaches little of this job’s work.
3/100
Low exposure
More exposed to AI than 9% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 6% of the work
What the job involves
Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(1)
- Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.
Out of reach(14)
- Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
- Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
- Clean job sites.
- Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
- Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
and 9 more
Also called
Plasterer · Ornamental Plasterer · Molding Plasterer · Swimming Pool Plasterer · Dry Plasterer · Plaster Molder · Stucco Plasterer · Applicator
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics