This group prepares and covers surfaces from walls to floors to outdoor structures, and mixes ingredients such as cement, mortar, grout, plaster, and stucco. Drywall installers make up about half of this occupational group. Ninety-five percent are employed by the construction industry.
Masons work with brick, concrete block and stone.
Cement finishers work with poured concrete, and apply surface treatments and restore concrete. Tilesetters cover floors, walls, and ceilings with various tile. Plasterers coat interior and exterior walls with plaster. Drywall installers attach sheets of drywall to walls and ceilings. Lathers apply support frameworks for ceilings, walls, and building partitions.