Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
47-2082 Tapers
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.
National estimates for Tapers
Industry profile for Tapers
Geographic profile for Tapers
National estimates for Tapers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Tapers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 15,560 |
5.3 % |
$ 33.32 |
$ 69,300 |
2.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Tapers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 21.09 |
$ 25.00 |
$ 30.46 |
$ 40.68 |
$ 49.58 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 43,870 |
$ 52,000 |
$ 63,350 |
$ 84,610 |
$ 103,130 |
Industry profile for Tapers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Tapers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Tapers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Tapers:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Tapers:
Top paying industries for Tapers:
Geographic profile for Tapers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Tapers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Tapers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Tapers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
3,980 |
0.22 |
2.16 |
$ 34.19 |
$ 71,120 |
| New York |
2,720 |
0.29 |
2.82 |
$ 30.53 |
$ 63,490 |
| Washington |
2,010 |
0.57 |
5.60 |
$ 37.00 |
$ 76,960 |
| Arizona |
1,240 |
0.40 |
3.88 |
$ 30.09 |
$ 62,590 |
| Nevada |
980 |
0.66 |
6.42 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 62,050 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tapers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
980 |
0.66 |
6.42 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 62,050 |
| Washington |
2,010 |
0.57 |
5.60 |
$ 37.00 |
$ 76,960 |
| Arizona |
1,240 |
0.40 |
3.88 |
$ 30.09 |
$ 62,590 |
| Hawaii |
230 |
0.37 |
3.65 |
$ 41.56 |
$ 86,440 |
| New York |
2,720 |
0.29 |
2.82 |
$ 30.53 |
$ 63,490 |
Top paying states for Tapers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
420 |
0.07 |
0.68 |
$ 47.60 |
$ 99,010 |
| New Jersey |
50 |
0.01 |
0.11 |
$ 44.52 |
$ 92,590 |
| Massachusetts |
430 |
0.12 |
1.14 |
$ 41.63 |
$ 86,600 |
| Hawaii |
230 |
0.37 |
3.65 |
$ 41.56 |
$ 86,440 |
| Pennsylvania |
90 |
0.01 |
0.14 |
$ 39.96 |
$ 83,110 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Tapers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,270 |
0.61 |
5.94 |
$ 39.77 |
$ 82,720 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
980 |
0.43 |
4.16 |
$ 31.73 |
$ 66,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
950 |
0.15 |
1.50 |
$ 32.35 |
$ 67,290 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
730 |
0.68 |
6.59 |
$ 30.68 |
$ 63,820 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
600 |
0.36 |
3.53 |
$ 27.08 |
$ 56,320 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
460 |
0.30 |
2.96 |
$ 33.26 |
$ 69,190 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
430 |
0.37 |
3.64 |
$ 42.97 |
$ 89,380 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
410 |
0.17 |
1.67 |
$ 42.56 |
$ 88,530 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
400 |
0.33 |
3.25 |
$ 39.80 |
$ 82,770 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
380 |
0.08 |
0.83 |
$ 44.52 |
$ 92,600 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tapers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
120 |
0.95 |
9.25 |
$ 32.62 |
$ 67,840 |
| Reno, NV |
190 |
0.76 |
7.38 |
$ 28.09 |
$ 58,440 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
730 |
0.68 |
6.59 |
$ 30.68 |
$ 63,820 |
| Albany, OR |
30 |
0.64 |
6.29 |
$ 27.76 |
$ 57,730 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,270 |
0.61 |
5.94 |
$ 39.77 |
$ 82,720 |
| Yakima, WA |
60 |
0.58 |
5.63 |
$ 28.42 |
$ 59,110 |
| Yuma, AZ |
30 |
0.51 |
5.01 |
$ 22.67 |
$ 47,140 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
200 |
0.46 |
4.49 |
$ 41.73 |
$ 86,800 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
980 |
0.43 |
4.16 |
$ 31.73 |
$ 66,000 |
| Tucson, AZ |
160 |
0.42 |
4.07 |
$ 25.39 |
$ 52,820 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Tapers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
380 |
0.08 |
0.83 |
$ 44.52 |
$ 92,600 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
340 |
0.12 |
1.21 |
$ 43.24 |
$ 89,950 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
430 |
0.37 |
3.64 |
$ 42.97 |
$ 89,380 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
410 |
0.17 |
1.67 |
$ 42.56 |
$ 88,530 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
40 |
0.02 |
0.15 |
$ 41.82 |
$ 86,980 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
200 |
0.46 |
4.49 |
$ 41.73 |
$ 86,800 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
400 |
0.33 |
3.25 |
$ 39.80 |
$ 82,770 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,270 |
0.61 |
5.94 |
$ 39.77 |
$ 82,720 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
270 |
0.14 |
1.40 |
$ 38.02 |
$ 79,080 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
100 |
0.18 |
1.77 |
$ 36.44 |
$ 75,790 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Tapers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tapers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Tapers:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
