Tapers
SOC 47-2082 · 2024-2034
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $75,450per year
- Projected openings
- 3,930
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Social Perceptiveness
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $93,049 | 90 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $78,316 | 240 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $78,100 | 60 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $77,889 | 510 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $76,422 | 450 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $76,256 | 200 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $75,856 | 20 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $68,516 | 280 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $68,177 | 380 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $63,452 | 130 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $52,345 | 610 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 20 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $47,041
- A quarter earn under
- $61,379
- Half earn under
- $75,450
- Three quarters earn under
- $90,939
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $118,495
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | $67,665 | 25,830 | +5% |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | $50,163 | 2,690 | +3.1% |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | $64,399 | 20,640 | +3.1% |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | $61,564 | 6,320 | +5.1% |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | $122,932 | 1,220 | +7.1% |
| Construction Laborers | $61,903 | 111,420 | +10.2% |