Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers

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2021 Workforce

118k

Average Age

39.2

Average Salary

$38,726

Average Male Salary

$38,507

Average Female Salary

$46,182

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 $38,726 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are Denver City (Northeast) PUMA, CO, South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX, and New Carrollton & Hyattsville (Southeast) Cities PUMA, MD. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608), Lumberton City PUMA, NC, and Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804615).

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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 2021 was 118,359 people, of which 2.85% were women and 97.1% were men. Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers are paid most in Windsor Town, Healdsburg & Sonoma Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608).

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

114,981

Male Workforce

± 8.32k

3,378

Female Workforce

± 1.43k

The Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workforce in 2021 was 118,359 people (2.85% women and 97.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.1% between 2014 (106,546) and 2021 (118,359).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nebraska ($70,666), Hawaii ($67,417), and Massachusetts ($61,664).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$38,726

AVERAGE WAGE

#392 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers earned an average of $38,726, $20,870 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.33

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.33, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 Construction ($38,805).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

118k

2021 Workforce

± 8,443

0.113%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.1%

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 99.4%, followed by Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes with 0.429% and Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers with 0.143%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in the US. The workforce of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in 2021 was 118,359 people, with 2.85% woman, and 97.1% men. The average age of male Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in the workforce is 39.3 and of female Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers is 36, and the most common race/ethnicity for Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers in 2021 was 118,359 people, with 2.85% woman, and 97.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (18,974 people), 40 to 44 years (17,873 people), and 30 to 34 years (16,284 people). Among them they concentrated 45% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 68.6% of Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workers were Hispanic and 31.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.2%), Salvadoran (7.36)%, and Honduran (6.48)%

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Races

In 2021, 54.7% of the Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers workforce were White, of which 3.16% were women and 96.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (26.2%) and Two or More Races (13.2%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (676 people), Communications (336 people), and Education (232 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 (48,090 people), Secondary Education (28,614 people), and Primary Education (17,905 people).

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