Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
O*NET Code: 47-2081.00
Education Level
Zone 2 - Some Prep
High school + some training
Description
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 buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fireproofing, or acoustical material.
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πΌ Also Known As
Acoustical CarpenterAcoustical Ceiling InstallerAcoustical ConsultantAcoustical InstallerAcoustical SpecialistCeiling InstallerDry Wall InstallerDrywall Application SpecialistDrywall ApplicatorDrywall BoardhangerDrywall CarrierDrywall ContractorDrywall FinisherDrywall HangerDrywall InstallerDrywall MechanicDrywall Metal Stud WorkerDrywall ProfessionalDrywall SanderDrywall Stripper
β‘ Skills (1)
Critical Thinking3/100
π Knowledge (0)
πͺ Abilities (0)
π§ Technologies & Tools (11)
π₯Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
π₯Microsoft Windows
Operating system software
π₯Microsoft Word
Word processing software
0Business management software
Data base user interface and query software
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Project management software
0DevWave Estimate Works
Project management software
0Job costing software
Accounting software
0Logic Group Scanner Digitizing Software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
0On Center Quick Bid
Project management software
0Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
Project management software
0Wilhelm Publishing Threshold
Word processing software
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