Paperhangers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$52,140
United States, 2025
Employment
1,570
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Cover interior walls or ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces such as walls and billboards. May remove old materials or prepare surfaces to be papered.
- O*NET code
- 47-2142.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Place strips or sections of paper on surfaces, aligning section edges and patterns.
- Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.
- Staple or tack advertising posters onto fences, walls, billboards, or poles.
- Measure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed.
- Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams.
- Smooth rough spots on walls and ceilings, using sandpaper.
- Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, using hand tools.
- Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,020
25th percentile
$44,890
75th percentile
$60,180
90th percentile
$69,050
Most important skills
- Active Listening3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Coordination3.0
- Time Management2.9
- Critical Thinking2.9
- Judgment and Decision Making2.8
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Monitoring2.8
- Social Perceptiveness2.6
- Operations Monitoring2.4
- Service Orientation2.4
- Reading Comprehension2.4
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 3 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.5 | Not selected | 2.5 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
Related careers
Supplemental
National median $47,550
Compare with PaperhangersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $71,270 | 30 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $63,450 | 220 | 2025 |
| CA | $62,790 | 130 | 2025 |
| PA | $61,800 | 30 | 2025 |
| NY | $60,230 | 300 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | $59,990 | — | 2025 |
| MO | $59,560 | — | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $58,550 | — | 2025 |
| IN | $54,810 | 70 | 2025 |
| WI | $51,500 | — | 2025 |
| FL | $48,780 | 30 | 2025 |
| NC | $48,590 | 100 | 2025 |
| CO | $48,180 | 130 | 2025 |
| OH | $47,830 | 70 | 2025 |
| SC | $46,800 | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | $46,270 | — | 2025 |
| TN | $46,010 | 40 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
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.