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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
33,130 3.1 % $ 23.49 $ 48,870 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.34 $ 17.48 $ 21.82 $ 27.66 $ 37.00
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,830 $ 36,350 $ 45,380 $ 57,530 $ 76,960


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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Finishing Contractors 23,550 2.83 $ 22.53 $ 46,860
Building Equipment Contractors 4,580 0.20 $ 26.25 $ 54,610
Nonresidential Building Construction 1,060 0.13 $ 34.68 $ 72,140
Residential Building Construction 980 0.11 $ 22.06 $ 45,880
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 890 0.12 $ 24.98 $ 51,950

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Finishing Contractors 23,550 2.83 $ 22.53 $ 46,860
Building Equipment Contractors 4,580 0.20 $ 26.25 $ 54,610
Nonresidential Building Construction 1,060 0.13 $ 34.68 $ 72,140
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 890 0.12 $ 24.98 $ 51,950
Residential Building Construction 980 0.11 $ 22.06 $ 45,880

Top paying industries for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction 1,060 0.13 $ 34.68 $ 72,140
Utility System Construction 40 0.01 $ 32.70 $ 68,020
Building Equipment Contractors 4,580 0.20 $ 26.25 $ 54,610
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 550 0.06 $ 26.20 $ 54,500
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 890 0.12 $ 24.98 $ 51,950


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.



Map of employment of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall by state, May 2022


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)
Florida 2,550 0.28 1.24 $ 20.91 $ 43,490
Texas 2,270 0.17 0.78 $ 19.20 $ 39,930
New York 2,130 0.23 1.04 $ 31.17 $ 64,820
Louisiana 1,960 1.06 4.72 $ 23.07 $ 47,990
California 1,810 0.10 0.46 $ 29.55 $ 61,460


Map of location quotient of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall by state, May 2022


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)
Louisiana 1,960 1.06 4.72 $ 23.07 $ 47,990
Montana 410 0.83 3.72 $ 19.02 $ 39,550
South Dakota 290 0.66 2.95 $ 20.61 $ 42,860
Wyoming 160 0.59 2.65 $ 20.60 $ 42,850
Idaho 460 0.58 2.57 $ 23.58 $ 49,040


Map of annual mean wages of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall by state, May 2022


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)
Hawaii (8) (8) (8) $ 40.45 $ 84,140
Nevada (8) (8) (8) $ 31.59 $ 65,720
New York 2,130 0.23 1.04 $ 31.17 $ 64,820
New Mexico 140 0.17 0.78 $ 30.80 $ 64,060
Nebraska 210 0.22 0.97 $ 30.47 $ 63,390



Map of employment of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall by area, May 2022


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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,780 0.19 0.87 $ 33.34 $ 69,340
Baton Rouge, LA 1,200 3.12 13.91 $ 24.64 $ 51,250
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 890 0.33 1.46 $ 27.06 $ 56,280
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 780 0.26 1.15 $ 19.84 $ 41,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 770 0.28 1.25 $ 20.04 $ 41,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 740 0.24 1.09 $ 27.11 $ 56,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 650 0.15 0.66 $ 28.01 $ 58,250
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 550 0.35 1.57 $ 23.98 $ 49,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 530 0.14 0.62 $ 19.83 $ 41,250
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 510 0.39 1.76 $ 25.54 $ 53,110


Map of location quotient of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall by area, May 2022


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 1,200 3.12 13.91 $ 24.64 $ 51,250
Idaho Falls, ID 90 1.22 5.47 $ 18.93 $ 39,370
Decatur, AL 70 1.22 5.45 $ 17.83 $ 37,090
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 200 1.09 4.85 $ 19.93 $ 41,460
Mansfield, OH 50 1.03 4.59 $ 22.50 $ 46,790
Sioux Falls, SD 160 1.01 4.49 $ 20.56 $ 42,770
Bend-Redmond, OR 80 0.91 4.05 $ 25.92 $ 53,920
Cheyenne, WY 40 0.90 4.03 $ 18.26 $ 37,980
Missoula, MT 50 0.83 3.70 $ 17.22 $ 35,820
Boise City, ID 240 0.67 2.97 $ 25.95 $ 53,980


Map of annual mean wages of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall by area, May 2022


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)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 360 0.18 0.79 $ 34.55 $ 71,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,780 0.19 0.87 $ 33.34 $ 69,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 180 0.16 0.71 $ 32.71 $ 68,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 420 0.07 0.30 $ 32.32 $ 67,230
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 170 0.35 1.57 $ 31.73 $ 66,000
Santa Rosa, CA 70 0.35 1.56 $ 31.31 $ 65,130
Madison, WI 100 0.27 1.19 $ 30.14 $ 62,680
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 30 0.19 0.86 $ 29.70 $ 61,770
Visalia-Porterville, CA 50 0.29 1.30 $ 29.21 $ 60,760
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 180 0.18 0.79 $ 28.68 $ 59,650

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 180 1.22 5.45 $ 19.32 $ 40,190
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 80 1.04 4.63 $ 18.18 $ 37,820
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 80 0.78 3.50 $ 22.06 $ 45,880
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 0.70 3.10 $ 20.16 $ 41,930
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.34 1.50 $ 21.65 $ 45,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 180 1.22 5.45 $ 19.32 $ 40,190
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 80 1.04 4.63 $ 18.18 $ 37,820
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 60 0.92 4.08 $ 21.04 $ 43,750
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 80 0.78 3.50 $ 22.06 $ 45,880
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 0.70 3.10 $ 20.16 $ 41,930

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 30 0.25 1.10 $ 22.13 $ 46,040
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 80 0.78 3.50 $ 22.06 $ 45,880
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.34 1.50 $ 21.65 $ 45,040
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.37 1.64 $ 21.06 $ 43,800
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 60 0.92 4.08 $ 21.04 $ 43,750


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023