Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

What the work involves

• Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
• Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
• 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.
• Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
• Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.
• Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
• Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.

What to study

The fields of study the Department of Education links to this occupation, most widely taught first.

• Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionSee 14 colleges that teach it

Who it suits

O*NET scores every occupation on six interest dimensions. This one leans hardest on these three.

• Hands-on and practical

• Organised and precise

• Analytical and curious

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