Skilled Trades
Paperhangers
Cover interior walls or ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces such as walls and billboards. May remove old materials or prepare surfaces to be papered.
Median salary
$48,260
Typical range
$35k – $69k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Paperhangers
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Paperhangers
Entry / Junior
$35,020
~2 yrs to advance
Paperhangers
Established
$48,260
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Paperhangers
Senior
$58,865
Key skills
A typical day
- •Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.
- •Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.
- •Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.
- •Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams.
- •Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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