The table below provides employment figures for Tapers by State and Metropolitan Area. To view figures for metropolitan areas (i.e. cities) in any given state, click on the name of that state.
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and Tapers
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers held about 196,000 jobs in 2004. Most worked for contractors specializing in drywall and ceiling tile installation; others worked for contractors doing many kinds of construction. About 43,000 were self-employed independent contractors.
Most installers and tapers are employed in populous areas. In other areas, where there may not be enough work to keep a drywall or ceiling tile installer employed full time, carpenters and painters usually do the work.
