Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
National estimates for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Industry profile for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Geographic profile for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
National estimates for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 30,360 |
3.9 % |
$ 21.54 |
$ 44,810 |
1.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.00 |
$ 16.44 |
$ 19.17 |
$ 23.49 |
$ 31.83 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,120 |
$ 34,200 |
$ 39,880 |
$ 48,850 |
$ 66,210 |
Industry profile for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
Top paying industries for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
Geographic profile for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
2,950 |
0.24 |
1.12 |
$ 20.06 |
$ 41,720 |
| Florida |
2,260 |
0.26 |
1.22 |
$ 18.47 |
$ 38,430 |
| California |
2,060 |
0.12 |
0.58 |
$ 25.63 |
$ 53,300 |
| Ohio |
1,390 |
0.27 |
1.24 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,550 |
| Louisiana |
1,330 |
0.74 |
3.45 |
$ 18.39 |
$ 38,250 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Montana |
360 |
0.76 |
3.52 |
$ 16.77 |
$ 34,890 |
| Louisiana |
1,330 |
0.74 |
3.45 |
$ 18.39 |
$ 38,250 |
| Vermont |
210 |
0.73 |
3.40 |
$ 19.53 |
$ 40,610 |
| Wyoming |
170 |
0.65 |
3.02 |
$ 17.68 |
$ 36,770 |
| Maine |
370 |
0.63 |
2.90 |
$ 17.44 |
$ 36,270 |
Top paying states for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
1,230 |
0.38 |
1.78 |
$ 29.23 |
$ 60,800 |
| Illinois |
1,140 |
0.20 |
0.94 |
$ 28.40 |
$ 59,080 |
| Alaska |
110 |
0.37 |
1.70 |
$ 27.71 |
$ 57,630 |
| Nevada |
440 |
0.34 |
1.58 |
$ 26.46 |
$ 55,030 |
| Wisconsin |
680 |
0.25 |
1.15 |
$ 26.07 |
$ 54,230 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,010 |
0.35 |
1.62 |
$ 20.39 |
$ 42,420 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
920 |
0.22 |
1.01 |
$ 29.40 |
$ 61,160 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
840 |
0.33 |
1.51 |
$ 22.63 |
$ 47,070 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
740 |
0.21 |
0.96 |
$ 20.38 |
$ 42,390 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
700 |
0.37 |
1.70 |
$ 32.45 |
$ 67,500 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
620 |
1.68 |
7.78 |
$ 20.10 |
$ 41,810 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
600 |
0.28 |
1.31 |
$ 18.82 |
$ 39,140 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
590 |
0.07 |
0.32 |
$ 25.67 |
$ 53,390 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
550 |
0.19 |
0.87 |
$ 23.68 |
$ 49,260 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
530 |
0.29 |
1.35 |
$ 25.52 |
$ 53,070 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
620 |
1.68 |
7.78 |
$ 20.10 |
$ 41,810 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
60 |
1.28 |
5.92 |
$ 16.89 |
$ 35,140 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
130 |
1.11 |
5.16 |
$ 28.04 |
$ 58,310 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
50 |
1.08 |
5.00 |
$ 25.50 |
$ 53,050 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
170 |
0.99 |
4.60 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,610 |
| Midland, MI |
30 |
0.94 |
4.34 |
$ 22.08 |
$ 45,920 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
90 |
0.91 |
4.22 |
$ 19.10 |
$ 39,730 |
| Mansfield, OH |
40 |
0.90 |
4.18 |
$ 19.40 |
$ 40,350 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY |
80 |
0.87 |
4.06 |
$ 14.78 |
$ 30,750 |
| Wichita, KS |
210 |
0.74 |
3.44 |
$ 19.08 |
$ 39,690 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| St. Cloud, MN |
60 |
0.66 |
3.05 |
$ 33.74 |
$ 70,180 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
700 |
0.37 |
1.70 |
$ 32.45 |
$ 67,500 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
920 |
0.22 |
1.01 |
$ 29.40 |
$ 61,160 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
220 |
0.27 |
1.27 |
$ 28.73 |
$ 59,750 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
130 |
1.11 |
5.16 |
$ 28.04 |
$ 58,310 |
| Madison, WI |
110 |
0.29 |
1.35 |
$ 27.46 |
$ 57,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
520 |
0.09 |
0.42 |
$ 26.98 |
$ 56,110 |
| Appleton, WI |
40 |
0.35 |
1.61 |
$ 26.80 |
$ 55,750 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
240 |
0.19 |
0.88 |
$ 26.71 |
$ 55,550 |
| Anchorage, AK |
70 |
0.40 |
1.87 |
$ 26.65 |
$ 55,430 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:
About May 2021 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
