Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

What the job really is

Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

At a glance

• Sector: Construction & Extraction
• O*NET-SOC code: 47-2131
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 10
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• 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.

Tools and technology

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Adjustable widemouth pliers, Air compressors, Air filtering devices, Asbestos cutters, Batt knives, Blower machines, CMSN FieldPAK, Caulking guns

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Insulation Workers, Mechanical
• Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
• Roofers
• Sheet Metal Workers
• Plasterers and Stucco Masons
• Brickmasons and Blockmasons
• Tile and Stone Setters

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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