Wall & ceiling installers frame interior walls and install window frames, doors, partitions and computer floors. They hang drywall, T-bar ceilings and suspended ceilings
Responsibilities
- Use architectural blueprints to lay out walls and ceilings for a project
- Assemble interior and exterior walls, ceilings and partitions
- Install pressed-steel door and window frames
- Insulate walls for acoustic or thermal conditions
- Involved in ceiling work variations such as T-bar and intricate ceilings
- Install computer access flooring
What You’ll Need
Entrance Requirements
High School (recommended prerequisites):
- Grade 12 recommended
Apprenticeship Program: 4 years of training, including 6,000 hours of work-based training and 540 hours of technical training hours and exam. Journeyperson certificate awarded after successful completion. As an apprentice, you also earn while you learn.
Key Skills & Attributes
(technical training and on the job)
- Strong numeracy & problem solving skills
- Physical fitness
- Manual dexterity & good balance
- Ability to understand blueprints & codes
- Ability to work outdoors in diverse weather
- Ability to get along well with co-workers
- Ability to work at heights
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$20 – $36*/hr *2020 ratesProjected Growth
(CONSTRUCTION LABOUR FORCE)
10% over the decade
compared to 2020*
*BuildForce Canada
You can read and interpret blueprints.
You have manual dexterity.
You have good hand-eye coordination.
Did You Know?
Wall & ceiling installers can set the pace for most commercial construction projects. They are one of the first trades on a project site (after the concrete is poured) and one of the last trades on site (to install the ceiling tile).
