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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in West Virginia

Want to work as an Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in West Virginia? Below are the key facts. Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

What do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Make in West Virginia?

For a insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall working in West Virginia, the median annual wage is $37,780 per year (or about $18.16/hour).Earnings range from $34,040 at the 10th percentile to $58,530 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$34,040	$16.37
25th percentile	$34,500	$16.59
Median (50th)	$37,780	$18.16
75th percentile	$49,130	$23.62
90th percentile	$58,530	$28.14

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in West Virginia nationwide is 0.54, indicating fewer insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall earn a median of $70,937 per year ($34.10/hour), lower than the West Virginia median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 651,661 insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall nationwide. In West Virginia alone, around 100 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 660 insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall.

Top States for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Employment

These states have the highest employment of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	5,830
California	2,190
Florida	1,910
New York	1,890
Tennessee	1,460
Ohio	1,290
North Carolina	1,280
Louisiana	1,150
Minnesota	1,120
Washington	1,070
Illinois	1,060
New Jersey	1,060
Colorado	980
Maryland	890
Missouri	850
Indiana	830
Massachusetts	830
Oklahoma	790
Alabama	780
Georgia	750

Highest-Paying States for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

These states pay the most for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall.

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$63,500
Oregon	$62,830
Nevada	$61,920
Mississippi	$60,930
Maryland	$58,870
Maine	$58,750
Massachusetts	$57,150
Ohio	$56,640
Minnesota	$56,050
New Jersey	$55,770

Skills

Key insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall typically:

• 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.
• Remove old insulation, such as asbestos, following safety procedures.
• Prepare surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.

Work Activities

• Handling and Moving Objects
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
• Getting Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

• Building Management & Inspection

Related Careers

Careers similar to insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall include:

• Brickmasons and Blockmasons
• Carpenters
• Carpet Installers
• Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
• Tile and Stone Setters
• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Also Known As

Air Conditioning Insulation Installer, Attic Blower, Blower Insulator, Ceiling Insulation Blower, Composition Weatherboard Installer, Construction Insulation Installer, Containment Worker, Cork Insulation Installer, Cork Insulation Setter, Cork Insulator, Dampproofer, Fiberglass Insulation Installer, Firestop Worker, Firestopper Installer, Firestopper Technician.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 47-2131.00