Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers (47-2081)

Occupation 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, fire-proofing, or acoustical material. Excludes Carpet Installers (47-2041), Carpenters (47-2031), and Tile and Marble Setters (47-2044).

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
160	40	25.0	20.1	12.7

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	72
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	14
UI claimants previously working in occupation	68

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	166
Number of job position postings	10
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	16.6

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

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