You'll normally work in a team carrying out:

• solid plastering (applying wet finishes to surfaces and putting protective coverings like pebble-dash on outside walls)
• fibrous plastering (creating ornamental plasterwork like ceiling roses, cornices and architraves)
• dry lining (fixing internal plasterboard or wallboard partitions)

You may need to wear safety clothing and use safety equipment and protective clothing.

You could work at a client's business, on a construction site or at a client's home.

Your working environment may be at height.

With experience, you could progress to supervisory jobs or move into related areas like tiling, estimating and site management.

You could become self-employed and work as a sub-contractor.