Drywall Installer
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CAREER OVERVIEW
Applies plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Applies or mounts acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Following construction blueprints and plans
- Following written construction work orders
- Making large fixed structures and objects
- Using construction hand and power tools
- Working as a member of a construction team
AVERAGE SALARY
- $52,750 (annually)
- $25.36 (hourly)
SALARY RANGES
- $45,790 – $73.960 (annually)
- $21.34 – $32.96 (hourly)
*SOURCE: Occupational Employment Statistics Program, US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for Colorado. Updated from July 2024. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
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