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Tapers Salary in Urban Honolulu, HI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Tapers in Urban Honolulu, HI have a median annual salary of $95,490, with 160 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $48,890 at the 10th percentile to $101,610 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$95,490

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$45.91

Employment

160

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$48,890
10th
$95,290
25th
$95,490
Median
$100,740
75th
$101,610
90th

Local compared with national

Urban Honolulu, HI

$95,490

Median annual · 2025

United States

$68,270

Median annual · 2025

The Urban Honolulu, HI median is 39.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $27,220).

Top skills

  1. 1.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 2.8
  3. 3.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 2.6
  5. 5.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.6
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 2.6
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.5
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.1
  9. 9.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.1
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.1
  11. 11.Learning StrategiesImportance 2.0
  12. 12.InstructingImportance 2.0

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Applied Computer Systems JOBPOWER
  • Construction Software Center EasyEst
  • DevWave Estimate Works
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Office software
  • On Center Quick Bid
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal

Common tasks

  • Press paper tape over joints to embed tape into sealing compound and to seal joints.
  • Spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to blend joints with wall surfaces.
  • Spread sealing compound between boards or panels or over cracks, holes, nail heads, or screw heads, using trowels, broadknives, or spatulas.
  • Work on high ceilings, using scaffolding or other tools, such as stilts.
  • Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surfaces for painting or papering.
  • Apply additional coats to fill in holes and make surfaces smooth.
  • Countersink nails or screws below surfaces of walls before applying sealing compounds, using hammers or screwdrivers.
  • Mix sealing compounds by hand or with portable electric mixers.
  • Sand or patch nicks or cracks in plasterboard or wallboard.
  • Select the correct sealing compound or tape.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Tapers salary in other locations

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