Tapers
SOC Code: 47-2082
Taperss spread sealing compound between boards or panels or over cracks, holes, nail heads, or screw heads, using trowels, broadknives, or spatulas. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 94.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Monitoring, Speaking, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 94.1 — Very High
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Median Salary
$64,700
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Job Growth
0.1%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Monitoring
- •Speaking
- •Active Listening
- •Time Management
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Critical Thinking
- •Coordination
Common Tasks
- ✓Spread sealing compound between boards or panels or over cracks, holes, nail heads, or screw heads, using trowels, broadknives, or spatulas.
- ✓Press paper tape over joints to embed tape into sealing compound and to seal joints.
- ✓Apply additional coats to fill in holes and make surfaces smooth.
- ✓Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surfaces for painting or papering.
- ✓Spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to blend joints with wall surfaces.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation