Tapers

Architecture and Construction
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.

What a taper does

Become a taper

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good taper

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $37 per hour with a typical salary of $60,300 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $30 and $47 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $7,700 and $55,400 per year.
  • 40% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $37 per hour with a typical salary of $39,600 per year.

Taper job outlook

  • There are 2,417 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 282 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 18% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 36% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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