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Overview

The Plasterer position involves preparing and applying plastering materials to various surfaces under supervision, with responsibilities including maintenance of records and supervision of personnel. This role is open as a promotional opportunity for NYCHA employees and requires candidates to pass a practical exam.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and apply all plastering materials including fireproofing and soundproofing.
  • Use a hawk and trowel to apply plastering materials to walls, ceilings, piers, and columns.
  • Plaster partition walls and patch limited areas of damage.
  • Tape and repair damaged sheet rock walls.
  • Set up and work on scaffolds.
  • Perform work according to plans and specifications.
  • Maintain records.
  • Supervise assigned personnel.

Requirements

  • Three years of full-time satisfactory experience performing plastering work, or at least one and a half years plus relevant apprenticeship or training.
  • Candidates must pass a practical exam demonstrating plastering skills.
  • Candidates must wear a full Plasterer’s uniform and have a full set of plaster tools for the practical exam.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Pension

Additional Information

  • Assignment will be made throughout the five boroughs.
  • NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.
  • No residency requirements.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Pension
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $56/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $49/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY — toward the top of a $34–$63/hr middle band drawn from 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in New York, NY

We're tracking 40 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 32 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 204 other active welding openings from 143 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

City of New York currently has 2 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (15), Randstad USA (6), and AMETEK (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $49/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Queens at $27/hr. New York is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. PLASTERER figures were last recalculated when this page was built.