Insulation workers apply and repair insulating materials to buildings, boilers, pipes or refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Insulation workers - from $5,462 to $8,810 per month - 2025.
- A Insulation workers typically earns between $5,462 and $8,288 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $5,564 and $8,498 per month for a working week of 38 hours.
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Job Responsibilities
- Cutting insulation material by size and shape
- Applying slabs and sheets of insulating or sound-absorbing materials to walls, floors and ceilings of buildings
- Blowing and packing insulating or sound-absorbing materials into cavities between walls, floors and ceilings of buildings with power-driven machines
- Examining plans, specifications and work sites to determine the type, quality and quantity of insulation material required
- Applying insulating materials to exposed surfaces of equipment such as boilers, pipes and tanks
- Insulating refrigeration and air conditioning equipment
