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United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$49,120
United States, 2025
Employment
44,440
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
- O*NET code
- 47-2131.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
- Cover and line structures with blown or rolled forms of materials to insulate against cold, heat, or moisture, using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, blowers, or other tools and implements.
- Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
- Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
- Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.
- Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.
- Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$37,030
25th percentile
$43,200
75th percentile
$60,980
90th percentile
$78,190
Most important skills
- Operation and Control3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Monitoring2.9
- Coordination2.9
- Operations Monitoring2.9
- Time Management2.8
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Social Perceptiveness2.8
- Quality Control Analysis2.6
- Reading Comprehension2.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 4 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
4
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.3 | Not selected | 2.3 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.3 | Not selected | 2.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE | $81,880 | — | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | $80,000 | 380 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $76,610 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $76,170 | 370 | 2025 |
| NE | $73,140 | 310 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $71,980 | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | $71,470 | 50 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | $70,410 | 200 | 2025 |
| WA | $67,750 | 2,330 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $65,930 | 50 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $63,200 | 550 | 2025 |
| MS | $62,880 | 290 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $62,710 | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $61,730 | 1,500 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | $61,690 | 150 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $60,960 | 450 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $60,730 | 280 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $60,290 | 120 | 2025 |
| OR | $60,210 | 700 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $59,440 | 140 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.