Tapes and smooths drywall seams so walls look perfectly flat before painting.
You walk on stilts across a big room, taping seams and swiping mud so smoothly that no one will ever see a joint.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) apprenticeship or on-the-job training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Drywall Finishing Apprenticeship.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Finishing robots like Canvas now spray and sand mud on big commercial jobs, so fewer tapers may be needed per project.
Classes: Geometry, Construction CTE, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2082.
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