Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
SOC Code: 47-2131
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Walls measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 95.6/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking.
AI-Proof Score: 95.6 — Very High
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Median Salary
$48,680
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Job Growth
3.8%
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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
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Operation and Control
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Coordination
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- ✓Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
- ✓Cover and line structures with blown or rolled forms of materials to insulate against cold, heat, or moisture, using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, blowers, or other tools and implements.
- ✓Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
- ✓Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
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