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	Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	Weatherization Installers and Technicians	Paperhangers	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
SUMMARY	80% High Risk	35% Low Risk	66% High Risk	46% Moderate Risk	38% Low Risk	54% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	2.3/10	4.6/10	4.0/10	4.7/10	6.1/10	5.0/10
POLLING	62% (High Risk, Based on 19 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	42% (Moderate Risk, Based on 26 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 103 votes)	40% (Moderate Risk, Based on 28 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	2.3%	3.5%	5.3%	4.1%	3.8%	4.2%
WAGES	$38,140 or $18.34 per hour	$48,120 or $23.13 per hour	$48,260 or $23.20 per hour	$56,020 or $26.93 per hour	$48,620 or $23.37 per hour	$58,140 or $27.95 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	7,220	33,530	1,520	20,880	1,531,700	82,900
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DESCRIPTION	Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.	Perform a variety of activities to weatherize homes and make them more energy efficient. Duties include repairing windows, insulating ducts, and performing heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) work. May perform energy audits and advise clients on energy conservation measures.	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.	Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.	Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.	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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