Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
Also called: Air Conditioning Insulation Installer, Attic Blower, Blower Insulator, Ceiling Insulation Blower, Composition Weatherboard Installer, Construction Insulation Installer
Median pay
$49,120
per year, U.S.
Pay range (10th–90th)
$37,030 – $78,190
People employed
44,440
Holland code
RCI
Realistic · Conventional · Investigative
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Is this career right for you?
These are the things that stand out in this job compared with other U.S. jobs (O*NET 31.0 work context). Answer honestly.
- 1.Are you OK with hours that change?
- 2.Are you OK working outdoors in all kinds of weather?
- 3.Are you OK being on your feet and moving most of the day?
- 4.Are you happy working mostly on your own, with little contact with others?
- 5.Do you want variety, with new tasks often?
- 6.Do you want to stay at 40 hours a week or less?
The hard parts
- Long hours on your feet
- Tight deadlines are common
- Work outdoors in all weather
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay by state
Annual median pay by state (48 states with published data). Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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What insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall do
- 01Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- 02Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
- 03Cover 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.
- 04Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
- 05Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
- 06Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.
Skills that matter most
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
Knowledge
- Building and Construction
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mechanical
- English Language
- Administration and Management
Work styles that stand out
- Dependability
Education and first steps
Share of workers by required education, as reported to O*NET.
How people get started
- Usually needs a high school diploma (O*NET Job Zone 2).
- Related work experience: none.
- On-the-job training: over 1 month, up to and including 3 months.
Most common answers from O*NET 31.0 Education, Training and Experience.
Interest fit (Holland code)
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Career changes
Change from insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters81% · −3%
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic81% · −6%
- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining80% · +17%
- Fence Erectors79% · −2%
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators79% · −5%
Change into insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
Jobs whose skills carry over best (skill match, their median pay).
- Fence Erectors86% · $47,980
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators85% · $46,880
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers85% · $49,450
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters81% · $47,550
- Helpers--Roofers80% · $44,160
Majors that lead here
- Insulator
From the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk.