drywall installer

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work setting: Various locations. Relocation costs covered by employer. Tasks: Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints. Clean and prepare surfaces. Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners. Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife. Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets. Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound. Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools. Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years. Other benefits: Other benefits.