What You'll Do

  • Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.
  • Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.
  • Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.
  • Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams.
  • Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines.
  • Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, using hand tools.
  • Apply adhesives to the backs of paper strips, using brushes, or dunk strips of prepasted wallcovering in water, wiping off any excess adhesive.
  • Measure and cut strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razors.
  • Place strips or sections of paper on surfaces, aligning section edges and patterns.
  • Fill holes, cracks, and other surface imperfections preparatory to covering surfaces.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.0/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Critical Thinking 2.88/5
Time Management 2.88/5
Monitoring 2.75/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.75/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.62/5
Reading Comprehension 2.38/5
Service Orientation 2.38/5
Operations Monitoring 2.38/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cautiousness, Perseverance, Achievement Orientation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Manual Dexterity 3.62/5
Near Vision 3.62/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.5/5
Multilimb Coordination 3.38/5
Extent Flexibility 3.38/5
Finger Dexterity 3.25/5
Trunk Strength 3.25/5
Gross Body Equilibrium 3.25/5

Technologies & Tools

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Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.5/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.41/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 3.74/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 3.62/5)
  • Achievement Orientation (High importance: 3.52/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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