73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
No. NOC 73102 is not on the high-wage list.
Not on the list TEER 3
TEER 0 to 3 work still counts for Canadian experience work-length points.
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Example job titles
- acoustical ceiling installer
- ceiling installer
- drywall applicator
- drywall finisher
- drywall installer and finisher apprentice
- drywall taper
- lather
- lather (interior systems mechanic)
- lather apprentice
- plasterer
- plasterer apprentice
- sheetrock applicator
- wood lather
Main duties
- Plasterers
- Clean and prepare surfaces
- Mix plaster ingredients in trough to desired consistency
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster using trowels, floats, brushes and spraying equipment
- Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
- Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
What changes on November 3, 2026
- A new Labour Market Integration factor replaces the Canadian work experience points.
- Canadian experience in a high-wage occupation adds 20, 40 or 70 points on top of work-length points.
- A job offer in a high-wage occupation gives 50, 70 or 100 points, and no LMIA is needed.
- The two routes do not add up. You get the higher one: up to 150 points (140 with a spouse).
- Invitation rounds pause for up to two weeks while IRCC recalculates every profile.
Other occupations
73100Concrete finishers73101Tilesetters73110Roofers and shinglers73111Glaziers73112Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)73113Floor covering installers73200Residential and commercial installers and servicers73201General building maintenance workers and building superintendents73202Pest controllers and fumigators73209Other repairers and servicers73300Transport truck drivers73301Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators