Vocational Programs for Tapers Career

The role of Tapers is to seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $69,300 and $33 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Tapers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 15,560 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Tapers Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Tapers. Total 4 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Tapers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Drywall Installation/Drywaller	4	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Tapers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Tapers.

Related Occupations toTapers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	56,830	$63,430	$31
Carpenters	700K	$60,970	$29
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	25,150	$56,680	$27
Floor Sanders and Finishers	5,070	$49,910	$24
Tile and Stone Setters	42,420	$53,920	$26
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	204K	$57,410	$28
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	1,460	$54,220	$26
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	90,860	$61,480	$30
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	38,510	$52,080	$25
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	22,850	$60,530	$29
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	216K	$52,110	$25
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	22,310	$59,050	$28
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	17,400	$60,290	$29
Roofers	135K	$55,840	$27
Sheet Metal Workers	116K	$64,270	$31
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	16,460	$45,590	$22
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22

Schools offering vocational programs for Tapers

The following 6 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Tapers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.