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Tasks Include:
- Remove extra compound after surfaces have been covered sufficiently.
- 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.
- Mix sealing compounds by hand or with portable electric mixers.
- Spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to blend joints with wall surfaces.
- Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surfaces for painting or papering.
- Sand or patch nicks or cracks in plasterboard or wallboard.
- Use mechanical applicators that spread compounds and embed tape in one operation.
- Apply additional coats to fill in holes and make surfaces smooth.
- Install metal molding at wall corners to secure wallboard.
- Sand rough spots of dried cement between applications of compounds.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: No Data
National: -1.2%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$62,360.00
State
No Data
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Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 45.73%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 28.99%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 25.28%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 35.35%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 28.23%
- Up to and including 1 month = 16.21%
- None = 14.24%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 5.97%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 40.65%
- None = 20.56%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 16.46%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 11.92%
- Up to and including 1 month = 10.12%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.29%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 31.06%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 21.15%
- None or short demonstration = 18.28%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 16.16%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 12.21%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.84%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.29%
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Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Remove extra compound after surfaces have been covered sufficiently.
- 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.
- Mix sealing compounds by hand or with portable electric mixers.
- Spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to blend joints with wall surfaces.
- Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surfaces for painting or papering.
- Sand or patch nicks or cracks in plasterboard or wallboard.
- Use mechanical applicators that spread compounds and embed tape in one operation.
- Apply additional coats to fill in holes and make surfaces smooth.
- Install metal molding at wall corners to secure wallboard.
- Sand rough spots of dried cement between applications of compounds.
- Countersink nails or screws below surfaces of walls before applying sealing compounds, using hammers or screwdrivers.
- Select the correct sealing compound or tape.
- Apply texturizing compounds or primers to walls or ceilings before final finishing, using trowels, brushes, rollers, or spray guns.
- Check adhesives to ensure that they will work and will remain durable.
- Work on high ceilings, using scaffolding or other tools, such as stilts.
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Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Air compressors
- Applicator brushes (Application brushes)
- Putty knives (Corner knives)
- Paint rollers (Corner rollers)
- Putty knives (Drywall knockdown knives)
- Plaster or mortar mixers (Drywall mud mixers)
- Power sanders (Drywall power sanders)
- Saws (Drywall saws)
- Ladders (Drywall stilts)
- Putty knives (Drywall taping knives)
- Trowels (Drywall trowels)
- Masks or accessories (Dust masks)
- Putty knives (Feather edge drywall darbies)
- Goggles
- Hand sprayers (Hand operated spray guns)
- Hand sprayers (Hopper guns)
- Vacuum cleaners (Industrial vacuums)
- Putty knives (Joint knives)
- Ladders
- Power drills (Mud mixing drills)
- Notebook computers
- Hand sprayers (Patch guns)
- Personal computers
- Putty knives (Pivoting drywall knives)
- Putty knives
- Trowels (Radius trowels)
- Scaffolding
- Screwdrivers
- Paint brushes (Texture brushes)
- Paint rollers (Texture rollers)
- Hand sprayers (Texture sprayers)
- Utility knives
- Spatulas (Wall scrapers)
- Putty knives (Wipe-down knives)
Technologies Include:
- Accounting software
- Applied Computer Systems JOBPOWER
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Project management software
- Construction Software Center EasyEst
- DevWave Software Estimate Works Drywall Estimator
- On Center Quick Bid
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Additional Resources
For details about job qualifications and training programs in drywall application and finishing and ceiling tile installation, write to:
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
1300 N. 17th St.
Arlington, VA 22209
http://www.abc.org
National Association of Home Builders
1201 15th St. NW.
Washington, DC 20005
http://www.nahb.com
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
7234 Parkway Drive Hanover, MD 21076
410-564-5900
http://www.iupat.org/
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
101 Constitution Ave. NW.
Washington, DC 20001
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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75.75 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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59.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
53.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
53.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
53.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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67.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
64.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical 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. |
57.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
56.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
53.75 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
51.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
51.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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71.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
67.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
66.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
65.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
63.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
63.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
61.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
54.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
51.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
50.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
49.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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50.00 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
50.00 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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95.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
94.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
91.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
84.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
82.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
82.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
79.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
78.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
78.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
75.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
75.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
74.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
74.40 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
74.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
74.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
73.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
72.80 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
72.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
72.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
68.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
66.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
66.60 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
65.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
65.00 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
65.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
64.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
64.00 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
63.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
62.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
57.40 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
55.20 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
55.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
53.40 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
50.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
50.60 | Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
49.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $38,780.00 | $62,360.00 | $81,950.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
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United States | 16,800 | 16,600 | -1.2% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Drywall Finisher
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