Description
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Relationships
- Support
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Independence
- Integrity
Tasks
- Spread sealing compound between boards or panels or over cracks, holes, nail heads, or screw heads, using trowels, broadknives, or spatulas.
- Press paper tape over joints to embed tape into sealing compound and to seal joints.
- Apply additional coats to fill in holes and make surfaces smooth.
- Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surfaces for painting or papering.
- Spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to blend joints with wall surfaces.
Work Activities
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Getting Information
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Detailed Work Activities
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Technology Skills
- Accounting software
- Project management software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Office suite software
Abilities
- Near Vision
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Extent Flexibility
- Manual Dexterity
- Multilimb Coordination
Skills
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Knowledge
- Building and Construction
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
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Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $43,450 |
| Median (50%) | $64,700 |
| High (90%) | $106,160 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $43,963 |
| Mid Level | $52,498 |
| Senior Level | $59,699 |
| Expert Level | $73,092 |
Employability
There are currently 20,000 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 19,800 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -1%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of -1%
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