Time left: 5 years and 5 months · Group: Construction and Extraction
The official job description
Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What plasterers and stucco masons do all day (for now)
Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
Create decorative textures in finish coat, using brushes or trowels, sand, pebbles, or stones.
Apply insulation to building exteriors by installing prefabricated insulation systems over existing walls or by covering the outer wall with insulation board, reinforcing mesh, and a base coat.
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
Oh, absolutely. By my count you have 5 years and 5 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces plasterers and stucco masons?
5 years and 5 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which plasterers and stucco masons tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns. The rest follows.