Tapers
Also called:
Drywall Finisher, Drywall Taper, Taper, Finisher
What they do:
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.
On the job, you would:
- Remove extra compound after surfaces have been covered sufficiently.
- Spread sealing compound between boards or panels or over cracks, holes, nail heads, or screw heads, using trowels, broadknives, or spatulas.
- Press paper tape over joints to embed tape into sealing compound and to seal joints.
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Project management software
- Construction Software Center EasyEst
- DevWave Software Estimate Works Drywall Estimator
Accounting software
- Applied Computer Systems JOBPOWER
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
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high school diploma or
some high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$45,290
per year, on average
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