Careers
Learn a trade that builds things that last
Duarte’s Plastering trains its own crew, paid, hands-on, on real Orange County and Los Angeles jobs, under a craftsman who still checks every wall. No experience required to start. Work ethic is.
The curriculum
How you grow at Duarte’s
Site & Prep
Protection, containment, mixing, scaffold safety. The habits that make every job clean, learned first, kept forever.
Base Coats
Lath, scratch, and brown coats. Flat, true walls are built here, you master the structure before the beauty.
Finish Work
Traditional and acrylic finish coats, Venetian plaster. Texture matching, color, and the trowel skills people photograph.
Specialty Systems
Acrylic stucco, foam trim, Venetian plaster. The high-end work that sets Duarte’s apart, and raises your value.
Running Work
Leading a crew, reading plans, talking to clients, quality control. The path from apprentice to the one they trust with the Marriott.
What we look for
Show up
On time, every day. It’s the whole foundation of our reputation.
Care about the craft
You don’t need experience, you need to want the wall to be right.
Respect the site
Clean work, protected property, tools accounted for.
Grow on purpose
Every stage of the curriculum raises your skills, and your pay follows your skills.