Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-2082.00
Tapers
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.
- US jobs
- 12,840
- Median wage
- $68,270 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of tapers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 18%Perform general construction or extraction activitiesNot measured
- 14%Apply protective solutions or coatingsNot measured
- 14%Apply materials to fill gaps or imperfectionsNot measured
- 12%Smooth surfaces of objects or equipmentNot measured
- 7%Climb equipment or structuresNot measured
- 7%Prepare mixtures or solutionsNot measured
- 6%Drill holes in earth or materialsNot measured
- 6%Select materials or equipment for operations or projectsNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Press paper tape over joints to embed tape into sealing compound and to seal joints.
- Spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to blend joints with wall surfaces.
- Spread sealing compound between boards or panels or over cracks, holes, nail heads, or screw heads, using trowels, broadknives, or spatulas.
- Work on high ceilings, using scaffolding or other tools, such as stilts.
- Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surfaces for painting or papering.
- Apply additional coats to fill in holes and make surfaces smooth.
- Countersink nails or screws below surfaces of walls before applying sealing compounds, using hammers or screwdrivers.
- Mix sealing compounds by hand or with portable electric mixers.
- Sand or patch nicks or cracks in plasterboard or wallboard.
- Select the correct sealing compound or tape.
- Install metal molding at wall corners to secure wallboard.
- Use mechanical applicators that spread compounds and embed tape in one operation.
Other job titles for this occupation (10)
Drywall Finisher · Drywall Mechanic · Drywall Taper · Finisher · Patch Guy · Patcher · Sheetrock Finisher · Taper Finisher · Sheet Rock Taper · Wall Taper