Also called: Acoustical Fabric Wall Installer, Fabric Wall Systems Mechanic
Installs fabric-covered wall and ceiling panels that soften sound in theaters, recording studios, courtrooms and offices.
You screw thin plastic tracks around a theater wall, fill the space with sound-absorbing board, and stretch fabric over it with a special tool. Each seam must be perfectly straight because the audience will stare at it for years.
Estimated; union commercial interiors pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Carpenter or drywall apprenticeship plus specialty training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Carpentry (apprenticeship), Interior Systems (apprenticeship).
Growing about average. Steady demand from offices, theaters and schools.
Low risk for 10 years. Stretching fabric with invisible seams across custom walls stays handcraft.
Classes: Woodshop, Art, Theater tech crew.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2081.
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