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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount 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. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fireproofing, or acoustical material.
What a drywall and ceiling tile installer does
Become a drywall and ceiling tile installer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good drywall and ceiling tile installer
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $36 per hour with an average salary of $75,100 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $29 and $46 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $60,300 and $95,700 per year.
Drywall And Ceiling Tile Installer job outlook
- There are 4,031 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 613 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.