Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers

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2020 Workforce

118k

Average Age

38.8

Average Salary

$36,466

Average Male Salary

$36,225

Average Female Salary

$45,080

About

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers was $36,466 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers by wage are Bus drivers, transit and intercity, Industrial truck & tractor operators, and Correspondence clerks & order clerks.

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX, Denver City (Northeast) PUMA, CO, and Tamarac, Oakland Park & North Lauderdale Cities PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608), Lumberton City PUMA, NC, and South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers, by average wage, is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are paid most in Lincoln City (South) PUMA, NE but are relatively concentrated in Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608).

Yearly Wage

$36,466

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,249

In 2020, Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers earned an average of $36,466, $19,488 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Correspondence clerks & order clerks make somewhat more than Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers while Bus drivers, transit and intercity make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.343

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.343, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers, by number of employees, are Construction, Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Employment services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers, by average wage, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Construction, and Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes.

Industries by Share

118k

2020 Workforce

± 8,438

−2.35%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.3%

The number of people employed as Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers has been declining at a rate of −2.35%, from 121,065 people in 2019 to 118,225 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers at 98.5%, followed by Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes with 0.484% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 0.103%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in the US. The average age of male Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in the workforce is 39 and of female Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers is 34.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers is White (Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

115k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,323

3.21k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,392

97.3% of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers

White (Hispanic)
White (Non-Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

36.3% of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are White (Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 26.4% of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers, White (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.854

34.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.65

The median age of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers is 38.8, and Male employees are generally 4.58 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers is Business but a relatively high number of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers hold a major in History.