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
Southeast Minnesota 10038$29.17/hr$1.90/hr$19.96/hr$24.73/hr$29.36/hr$35.04/hr$38.62/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.


Leading Industries for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction100$29.36/hr
Other Regional Data For Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 610 $34.82/hr 5.6%
Southwest Minnesota 120 $18.53/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 100 $29.36/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 90 $20.87/hr 4.5%
Central Minnesota N/A N/A 6.9%
Northeast Minnesota N/A $32.30/hr 0.0%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Carpenters1,360$24.75/hr3.3%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters280$20.79/hr3.5%
Tile and Marble Setters90$29.41/hr9.5%
Tapers10$20.21/hrN/A
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco MasonsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers