Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers

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2024 Workforce

109k

Average Age

40.3

Average Salary

$45,547

Average Male Salary

$45,396

Average Female Salary

$49,727

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 $45,547 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are Phoenix City--Maryvale (East) PUMA, AZ, Des Moines City PUMA, IA, and Commerce City PUMA, CO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are Phoenix City--Maryvale (East) PUMA, AZ, Houston City (North) & Aldine--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, and Memphis (North) & Bartlett (Southwest) cities PUMA, TN.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workforce. Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workforce in 2024 was 109,437 people, of which 3.49% were women and 96.5% were men. Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are paid most in Honolulu County--Ewa PUMA, HI but are relatively concentrated in Phoenix City--Maryvale (East) PUMA, AZ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

105,616

Male Workforce

± 7.98k

3,821

Female Workforce

± 1.52k

The Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workforce in 2024 was 109,437 people (3.49% women and 96.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 2.44% between 2014 (106,827) and 2024 (109,437).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nebraska ($90,695), Hawaii ($83,133), and South Dakota ($69,459).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$45,547

AVERAGE WAGE

#377 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers earned an average of $45,547, $24,331 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.331

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.331, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers and on wages 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 Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes ($51,768).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

109k

2024 Workforce

± 8,119

−2.12%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.7%

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 99.2%, followed by Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes with 0.321% and Not specified manufacturing industries with 0.265%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in the US. The workforce of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in 2024 was 109,437 people, with 3.49% woman, and 96.5% men. The average age of male Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in the workforce is 40.4 and of female Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers is 36.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers is Other.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in 2024 was 109,437 people, with 3.49% woman, and 96.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (16,857 people), 35 to 39 years (15,386 people), and 30 to 34 years (13,732 people). Among them they concentrated 42.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 71.7% of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workers were Hispanic and 28.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.9%), Honduran (7.14)%, and Salvadoran (6.77)%

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Races

In 2024, 32.2% of the Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workforce were Other, of which 3.78% were women and 96.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (31%) and White (30.2%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Construction.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (699 people), Engineering (502 people), and Communications (207 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workers were High School or Equivalent (45,924 people), Secondary Education (26,377 people), and Primary Education (14,916 people).

The graphic shows the Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workforce by gender and educational level.