Occupations/47-2142.00
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.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
50%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
24%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
53%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Task
Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.
- Task
Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.
- Task
Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.
These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.
Core tasks
- 01Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.
- 02Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.
- 03Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.
- 04Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams.
- 05Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines.
- 06Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, using hand tools.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.98
- Degree of automation1.63
- Time sitting1.56
- Originality (ability)2.00
- Conflict situations2.06
- Hands-on objects/tools4.55
- Outdoors / weather2.75
- Disease exposure1.44
- Decision freedom4.11
Top abilities
- Near Vision3.62
- Manual Dexterity3.62
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.50
- Multilimb Coordination3.38
- Extent Flexibility3.38
- Trunk Strength3.25
- Gross Body Equilibrium3.25
- Finger Dexterity3.25
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension2.38
- Active Listening3.00
- Writing2.00
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.00
- Science1.25
- Critical Thinking2.88
- Active Learning2.00
- Learning Strategies2.00
- Monitoring2.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
10 shown
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 | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $55,443 2 yr $48,198 Bachelor's · CIP 46.04 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr — 2 yr $52,107 Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $9,900 | 77% | 58% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 46.04 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $5,700 | 100% | 35% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer 46.0408 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |