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Tapers
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.
What a taper does
Become a taper
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good taper
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Understanding people's reactions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $38 per hour with a typical salary of $61,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $30 and $48 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $7,500 and $54,900 per year.
- 39% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $39 per hour with a typical salary of $39,100 per year.
- 87.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Taper job outlook
- There are 2,417 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 282 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 19% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 35% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.