Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fire-proofing, or acoustical material.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(bachelors)Rowan University, NJ

$85,630

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(bachelors)Utah Valley University, UT

$74,527

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(bachelors)The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX

$71,202

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(certificate)North Hennepin Community College, MN

$66,902

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(bachelors)Pennsylvania College of Technology, PA

$64,231

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Portland Community College, OR

$63,103

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Rochester Community and Technical College, MN

$62,398

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(certificate)Rochester Community and Technical College, MN

$61,196

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Dunwoody College of Technology, MN

$59,074

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(certificate)Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee, GA

$55,188

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Ivy Tech Community College, IN

$51,303

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Flint Hills Technical College, KS

$47,694

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(certificate)Cabrillo College, CA

$47,566

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Erie Community College, NY

$44,535

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Central Piedmont Community College, NC

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Central New Mexico Community College, NM

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Central Texas College, TX

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, NC

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Central Georgia Technical College, GA

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Central Maine Community College, ME

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Central Wyoming College, WY

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Aims Community College, CO

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Central Carolina Community College, NC

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Central Community College, NE

$44,380

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection(associates)Bellingham Technical College, WA

$44,380