Drywall Installer / Finisher — Career Preview

Build the walls that define every room

Drywall installers hang, tape, mud, and finish drywall sheets to create interior walls and ceilings. Finishers sand and texture surfaces to a smooth, paint-ready state.

A day in the life

You hang sheets of drywall in a new apartment complex, tape seams, apply three coats of joint compound, and sand everything smooth. Speed and precision determine your paycheck.

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