Work site environment

Work setting

Supervise other workers
Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
Clean and prepare surfaces
Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms