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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 Machine Operator
- Insulation Hoseman
- Insulation Engineman
- Insulation Blower
- Insulation Applicator
- Hoseman
- Hose Handler
- Firestopper Technician
- Firestopper Installer
- Firestop/Containment Worker
- Fiberglass Insulation Installer
- Dampproofer
- Cork Insulator
- Cork Insulation Setter
- Cork Insulation Installer
- Composition Weatherboard Installer
- Ceiling Insulation Blower
- Blower Insulator
- Applicator
- Air Conditioning Insulation Installer
Tasks for “Insulation Nozzleman”
- Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
- Read blueprints and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
- Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
- Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
- 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.
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.
- Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.
- 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
- Screwdrivers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Reciprocating saws
- Scaffolding
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Sheet metal templates
- Power saws
- Hole saws
- Stud scrubbers
- Asbestos cutters
- Sheet metal cutters
- Ladders
- Hammer staplers
- Blower machines
- Protective suits
- Pneumatic staplers
- Scissors
- Power drills
- Knives
- Trowels
- Notebook computers
- Caulking guns
- Staple guns
- Air filtering devices
- Tape measures
- Batt knives
- Filtered vacuum cleaners
- Air compressors
- Desktop computers
- Hooded protective suits
- R-value rulers
- Respirators
- Saws
- Chalk lines
- Microsoft Excel
- North American Insulation Manufacturers Association NAIMA 3E Plus
- CMSN FieldPAK
- Microsoft Windows
- Comput-Ability Mechanical Insulation Key Estimator
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal