Plasterers and Stucco Masons

SOC 47-2161

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Five-year wage trends

Median wage levels across states

Focus level

Level III median wage up 27.3% since 2020-21.

2026 weighted lottery impact

Thresholds for Level III & IV

Level III threshold: $60,216

Level IV threshold: $66,903

Most common level in filings: Level II

Latest Level III median

2025-26

$60,216

Level I$46,322

Level II$53,051

Level III$60,216

Level IV$66,903

Top metros by Level III wages

Latest year median for this occupation

Rank	Metro Area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, NJ	$55,474	$72,488	$89,482	$106,496
2	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, NY	$54,891	$71,781	$88,691	$105,581
3	Worcester, MA, MA	$66,269	$77,022	$87,797	$98,550
4	Trenton-Princeton, NJ, NJ	$55,536	$71,635	$87,734	$103,834
5	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, NJ	$55,453	$71,531	$87,630	$103,709
6	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, MA	$64,917	$76,170	$87,443	$98,696
7	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, IL	$68,266	$77,626	$87,006	$96,366
8	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, NJ	$54,413	$70,512	$86,632	$102,731
9	Rockford, IL, IL	$67,912	$77,230	$86,570	$95,888
10	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, MA	$63,794	$75,150	$86,528	$97,885

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