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.
- Tasks
- 20 tasks17 core, 3 supplemental
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-2142.00SOC 2018: 47-2142
What the work is made of
17 core tasks and 3 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.Core taskTask 14906Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 2. Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.Core taskTask 14907Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 3. Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.Core taskTask 14908Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 4. Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams.Core taskTask 14909Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 5. Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines.Core taskTask 14910Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 6. Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, using hand tools.Core taskTask 14911Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 7. Apply adhesives to the backs of paper strips, using brushes, or dunk strips of prepasted wallcovering in water, wiping off any excess adhesive.Core taskTask 14912Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 8. Measure and cut strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razors.Core taskTask 14913Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 9. Place strips or sections of paper on surfaces, aligning section edges and patterns.Core taskTask 14914Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 10. Fill holes, cracks, and other surface imperfections preparatory to covering surfaces.Core taskTask 14915Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 11. Measure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed.Core taskTask 14916Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 12. Apply sizing to seal surfaces and maximize adhesion of coverings to surfaces.Core taskTask 14917Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 13. Smooth rough spots on walls and ceilings, using sandpaper.Core taskTask 14918Rated by 105 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 14. Set up equipment, such as pasteboards and scaffolds.Core taskTask 14919Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 15. Remove old paper, using water, steam machines, or solvents and scrapers.Core taskTask 14920Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 16. Apply thinned glue to waterproof porous surfaces, using brushes, rollers, or pasting machines.Core taskTask 14921Rated by 103 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 17. Mix paste, using paste powder and water, and brush paste onto surfaces.Core taskTask 14922Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 18. Staple or tack advertising posters onto fences, walls, billboards, or poles.Supplemental taskTask 14923Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 19. Remove paint, varnish, dirt, and grease from surfaces, using paint remover and water soda solutions.Supplemental taskTask 14924Rated by 103 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 20. Apply acetic acid to damp plaster to prevent lime from bleeding through paper.Supplemental taskTask 14925Rated by 104 people who do the job, June 2008
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-2142
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- Changed by usNothing.
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