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Job Description
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2131.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,490.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
- Currently, there are 29,500 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall”.
Also Known As…
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
- Warehouse Insulation Worker
- Spray Foam Installer
- Retrofit Installer
- Insulator
- Insulation Worker
- Insulation Mechanic
- Insulation Installer
- Insulation Estimator
- Installer
- Attic Blower
- Wall Insulation Sprayer
- Rock Wool Insulator
- Rock Wool Applicator
- Refrigeration Plant Cork Insulator
- Interior Surface Insulation Worker
- Insulation Worker Furnace Installer
- Insulation Worker Apprentice
- Insulation Technician
- Insulation Sprayer
- Insulation Professional
- Insulation Power Unit Tender
- Insulation Nozzleman
- Insulation Machine Operator
- Insulation Hoseman
- Insulation Engineman
- Insulation Blower
- Insulation Applicator
- Hoseman
- Hose Handler
- Firestopper Technician
- Firestopper Installer
- Firestop/Containment Worker
- Fiberglass Insulation Installer
- Cork Insulator
- Cork Insulation Setter
- Cork Insulation Installer
- Composition Weatherboard Installer
- Ceiling Insulation Blower
- Blower Insulator
- Applicator
- Air Conditioning Insulation Installer
Tasks for “Dampproofer”
- Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.
- Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
- Read blueprints and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
- Prepare surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.
- Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.
- Remove old insulation such as asbestos, following safety procedures.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Caulking guns
- Air filtering devices
- Sheet metal cutters
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Tape measures
- Hooded protective suits
- Filtered vacuum cleaners
- Scaffolding
- Ladders
- Hole saws
- Pneumatic staplers
- Scissors
- Air compressors
- Blower machines
- Hammer staplers
- R-value rulers
- Stud scrubbers
- Staple guns
- Desktop computers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Protective suits
- Notebook computers
- Trowels
- Chalk lines
- Knives
- Reciprocating saws
- Sheet metal templates
- Asbestos cutters
- Screwdrivers
- Saws
- Power drills
- Batt knives
- Power saws
- Respirators
- Microsoft Excel
- Comput-Ability Mechanical Insulation Key Estimator
- Microsoft Windows
- CMSN FieldPAK
- North American Insulation Manufacturers Association NAIMA 3E Plus
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal