Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer

Job Description: 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, fire-proofing, or acoustical material.

• Hang dry lines to wall moldings to guide positioning of main runners.
• Assemble or install metal framing or decorative trim for windows, doorways, or vents.
• Seal joints between ceiling tiles and walls.
• Install horizontal and vertical metal or wooden studs to frames so that wallboard can be attached to interior walls.
• Cut metal or wood framing and trim to size, using cutting tools.
• Fit and fasten wallboard or drywall into position on wood or metal frameworks, using glue, nails, or screws.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

There were about 119,500 jobs for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer in 2016 (in the United States). There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer. The BLS estimates 10,500 yearly job openings in this field.

The states with the most job growth for Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installer are Utah, Colorado, and Oregon. Watch out if you plan on working in Kentucky, Mississippi, or Vermont. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

The average yearly salary of a Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installer ranges between $27,490 and $83,010.

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers who work in Hawaii, Minnesota, or Washington, make the highest salaries.

Learn about the education requirements and potential career paths for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers.