Occupations/47-2131.00
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
32%
More resilient
Human characteristics
48%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
35%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Cover 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.
- Task
Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- Task
Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 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.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.53
- Degree of automation1.69
- Time sitting1.67
- Originality (ability)2.38
- Conflict situations2.95
- Hands-on objects/tools4.26
- Outdoors / weather3.89
- Disease exposure1.06
- Decision freedom3.94
Top abilities
- Extent Flexibility3.88
- Multilimb Coordination3.50
- Manual Dexterity3.50
- Trunk Strength3.38
- Gross Body Equilibrium3.38
- Control Precision3.25
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.25
- Visualization3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension2.62
- Active Listening3.00
- Writing2.12
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.25
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.62
- Learning Strategies2.12
- Monitoring2.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $55,443 2 yr $48,198 Bachelor's · CIP 46.04 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr — 2 yr $52,107 Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $9,900 | 77% | 58% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 46.04 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $5,700 | 100% | 35% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Insulator 46.0414 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |