Jobs / Physical work / 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
- Physical work
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Typical tasks
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- 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