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Plasterer / terrazzo worker

Other names

Official name: Plasterer

heritage plasterer, plaster worker, solid plasterer, plaster labourer, fibrous plasterer, wall finisher, wall plasterer, stucco mason

Building trades

They mix plaster with water and spread it smoothly on walls and ceilings, then clean the place where they worked.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.

  2. 2

    Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.

  3. 3

    Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by plasterboard taping.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
plâtrier/plâtrière
español
escayolista
العربية
مجصص / مجصصة
português
Estucador/Estucadora
Deutsch
Stuckateur/Stuckateurin
italiano
intonacatore/intonacatrice

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