DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2081 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Occupational 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, fireproofing, or acoustical material. Excludes ?Carpenters? (47-2031), ?Carpet Installers? (47-2041), and ?Tile and Stone Setters? (47-2044).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Duluth MN-WI MSAN/AN/A$32.41/hr$1.23/hr$26.39/hr$28.70/hr$32.49/hr$36.64/hr$39.17/hr
Minnesota 1,070307$30.60/hr$1.32/hr$18.48/hr$26.34/hr$32.59/hr$36.55/hr$38.92/hr
U S 102,8502,674$24.67/hr$0.30/hr$13.90/hr$17.37/hr$22.29/hr$29.37/hr$41.51/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 680 $34.19/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 90 $30.93/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 40 $17.54/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 20 $18.83/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A $32.49/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A $18.35/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A $18.71/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $26.32/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A $23.66/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Carpenters890$24.40/hrN/A
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters40$21.10/hrN/A
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers20$35.92/hrN/A
TapersN/AN/AN/A
Tile and Marble SettersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers