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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
47-2161 Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.
National estimates for Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Industry profile for Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Geographic profile for Plasterers and Stucco Masons
National estimates for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 25,210 |
5.2 % |
$ 25.05 |
$ 52,100 |
1.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.97 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 22.61 |
$ 29.85 |
$ 39.28 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 31,140 |
$ 37,380 |
$ 47,020 |
$ 62,090 |
$ 81,710 |
Industry profile for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Plasterers and Stucco Masons are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Plasterers and Stucco Masons, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
13,760 |
1.71 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,330 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
6,310 |
0.68 |
$ 21.01 |
$ 43,690 |
| Residential Building Construction |
1,560 |
0.19 |
$ 20.40 |
$ 42,440 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
1,290 |
0.19 |
$ 33.51 |
$ 69,710 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,230 |
0.15 |
$ 28.48 |
$ 59,240 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
13,760 |
1.71 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,330 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
6,310 |
0.68 |
$ 21.01 |
$ 43,690 |
| Residential Building Construction |
1,560 |
0.19 |
$ 20.40 |
$ 42,440 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
1,290 |
0.19 |
$ 33.51 |
$ 69,710 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,230 |
0.15 |
$ 28.48 |
$ 59,240 |
Top paying industries for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
330 |
0.01 |
$ 42.95 |
$ 89,330 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
1,290 |
0.19 |
$ 33.51 |
$ 69,710 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
60 |
(7) |
$ 33.41 |
$ 69,480 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,230 |
0.15 |
$ 28.48 |
$ 59,240 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
80 |
(7) |
$ 27.62 |
$ 57,460 |
Geographic profile for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Plasterers and Stucco Masons are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Plasterers and Stucco Masons, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,660 |
0.47 |
2.57 |
$ 27.81 |
$ 57,840 |
| Arizona |
2,290 |
0.81 |
4.45 |
$ 23.53 |
$ 48,940 |
| Texas |
1,910 |
0.16 |
0.87 |
$ 21.67 |
$ 45,060 |
| Florida |
1,850 |
0.22 |
1.21 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,780 |
| New York |
1,550 |
0.18 |
0.99 |
(8) |
(8) |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
1,440 |
1.15 |
6.34 |
$ 24.91 |
$ 51,800 |
| Utah |
1,300 |
0.88 |
4.83 |
$ 22.79 |
$ 47,400 |
| Arizona |
2,290 |
0.81 |
4.45 |
$ 23.53 |
$ 48,940 |
| California |
7,660 |
0.47 |
2.57 |
$ 27.81 |
$ 57,840 |
| New Mexico |
290 |
0.37 |
2.06 |
$ 22.74 |
$ 47,290 |
Top paying states for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Minnesota |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 35.26 |
$ 73,340 |
| Hawaii |
120 |
0.20 |
1.11 |
$ 35.23 |
$ 73,290 |
| Massachusetts |
480 |
0.14 |
0.78 |
$ 34.27 |
$ 71,270 |
| Illinois |
580 |
0.10 |
0.57 |
$ 34.20 |
$ 71,140 |
| Michigan |
80 |
0.02 |
0.12 |
$ 29.40 |
$ 61,160 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,770 |
0.84 |
4.63 |
$ 24.08 |
$ 50,080 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,700 |
0.19 |
1.06 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,540 |
1.03 |
5.70 |
$ 26.13 |
$ 54,350 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,530 |
0.26 |
1.45 |
$ 27.36 |
$ 56,920 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,080 |
1.11 |
6.15 |
$ 27.34 |
$ 56,860 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
960 |
1.06 |
5.87 |
$ 27.18 |
$ 56,520 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
670 |
0.29 |
1.60 |
$ 27.12 |
$ 56,410 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
650 |
0.46 |
2.55 |
$ 25.04 |
$ 52,080 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
440 |
0.40 |
2.22 |
$ 29.66 |
$ 61,690 |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
400 |
1.58 |
8.70 |
$ 21.47 |
$ 44,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Homosassa Springs, FL |
60 |
1.87 |
10.32 |
$ 19.03 |
$ 39,580 |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
400 |
1.58 |
8.70 |
$ 21.47 |
$ 44,650 |
| Reno, NV |
310 |
1.38 |
7.63 |
$ 20.72 |
$ 43,090 |
| Redding, CA |
80 |
1.18 |
6.53 |
$ 27.75 |
$ 57,720 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
110 |
1.17 |
6.45 |
$ 30.79 |
$ 64,030 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
300 |
1.15 |
6.33 |
$ 21.93 |
$ 45,600 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,080 |
1.11 |
6.15 |
$ 27.34 |
$ 56,860 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
960 |
1.06 |
5.87 |
$ 27.18 |
$ 56,520 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
50 |
1.04 |
5.73 |
$ 21.12 |
$ 43,920 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,540 |
1.03 |
5.70 |
$ 26.13 |
$ 54,350 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 43.30 |
$ 90,070 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
60 |
0.15 |
0.81 |
$ 39.20 |
$ 81,540 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 38.85 |
$ 80,800 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
130 |
0.07 |
0.38 |
$ 38.45 |
$ 79,980 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 34.95 |
$ 72,710 |
| St. George, UT |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,730 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
300 |
0.23 |
1.28 |
$ 33.37 |
$ 69,410 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
300 |
0.11 |
0.63 |
$ 33.17 |
$ 68,980 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 33.05 |
$ 68,740 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 31.33 |
$ 65,180 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Plasterers and Stucco Masons:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
