drywall installer

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
• Install exterior and interior steel studs
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week