________________________________________ Realistic Occupations: Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersGOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 12. Law and Pub-
lic Safety. Work Group: 12.04. Law Enforcement
and Public Safety. Other Jobs in! is Work Group:
Bailiff s; Criminal Investigators and Special Agents;
Detectives and Criminal Investigators; Fire Investiga-
tors; Forensic Science Technicians; Parking Enforce-
ment Workers; Police and Sheriff ’s Patrol Offi cers;
Police Detectives; Police Identifi cation and Records
Offi cers; Police Patrol Offi cers; Sheriff s and Deputy
Sheriff s; Transit and Railroad Police.
Skills: None met the criteria.
Education and Training Programs: Corrections;
Juvenile Corrections; Corrections and Criminal Jus-
tice, Other. Related Knowledge/Courses: Public
Safety and Security; Psychology; # erapy and Coun-
seling; Law and Government; Medicine and Den-
tistry; Sociology and Anthropology.
Work Env ironment : More often indoors than out-
doors; noisy; contaminants; disease or infections;
standing.Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
! Personality Code: RC! Education/Training Required: Moderate-
term on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $36,520
! Beginning Wage: $23,480
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 7.3%
! Annual Job Openings: 30,945
! Self-Employed: 23.0%
! Part-Time: 6.1%
Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings
or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount
acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-
absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of build-
ings to reduce or refl ect sound. Materials may be
of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten
wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceil-
ings, or partitions of buildings to provide supportbase for plaster, fi reproofi ng, or acoustical mate-
rial. Inspect furrings, mechanical mountings, and
masonry surface for plumbness and level, using spirit
or water levels. Install metal lath where plaster appli-
cations will be exposed to weather or water or for
curved or irregular surfaces. Install blanket insula-
tion between studs and tack plastic moisture barri-
ers over insulation. Coordinate work with drywall
fi nishers who cover the seams between drywall pan-
els. Trim rough edges from wallboard to maintain
even joints, using knives. Seal joints between ceil-
ing tiles and walls. Scribe and cut edges of tile to fi t
walls where wall molding is not specifi ed. Read blue-
prints and other specifi cations to determine meth-
ods of installation, work procedures, and material
and tool requirements. Nail channels or wood fur-
ring strips to surfaces to provide mounting for tile.
Mount tile by using adhesives or by nailing, screw-
ing, stapling, or wire-tying lath directly to structural
frameworks. Measure and mark surfaces to lay out
work according to blueprints and drawings, using
tape measures, straightedges or squares, and marking
devices. Hang drywall panels on metal frameworks of
walls and ceilings in offi ces, schools, and other large
buildings, using lifts or hoists to adjust panel heights
when necessary. Install horizontal and vertical metal
or wooden studs to frames so that wallboard can be
attached to interior walls. Fasten metal or rockboard
lath to the structural framework of walls, ceilings,
and partitions of buildings, using nails, screws, sta-
ples, or wire-ties. Apply or mount acoustical tile or
blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materi-
als to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce refl ec-
tion of sound or to decorate rooms. Apply cement
to backs of tiles and press tiles into place, aligning
them with layout marks or joints of previously laid
tile. Hang dry lines (stretched string) to wall mold-
ings in order to guide positioning of main runners.
Assemble and install metal framing and decorative
trim for windows, doorways, and vents. Fit and fas-
ten wallboard or drywall into position on wood or
metal frameworks, using glue, nails, or screws.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 02. Architecture
and Construction. Work Group: 02.04. Construc-
tion Crafts. Other Jobs in! is Work Group:Realistic–
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