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plastering supervisor

Plastering supervisors monitor plastering activities. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.

plastering supervisor plastering supervisors monitor plastering activities. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include types of plastering materials, answer requests for quotation, check compatibility of materials, manage health and safety standards, monitor stock level.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £45,021 a year for Construction and building trades supervisors (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £37,035 to £53,679 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5330). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only plastering supervisor, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹31,909 a month
Rural India
₹18,966 a month
All India
₹26,175 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

types of plastering materials answer requests for quotation check compatibility of materials manage health and safety standards monitor stock level work in a construction team inspect construction supplies ensure compliance with construction project deadline ensure equipment availability plan shifts of employees

Frequently asked questions

What does plastering supervisor do?

Plastering supervisors monitor plastering activities. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.

What skills does plastering supervisor need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include types of plastering materials, answer requests for quotation, check compatibility of materials, manage health and safety standards, monitor stock level, work in a construction team. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace plastering supervisor?

Our AI-durability model gives plastering supervisor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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