What You'll Do

  • Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
  • Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
  • 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.
  • Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
  • Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.
  • Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
  • Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.
  • Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
  • Prepare surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.
  • Remove old insulation, such as asbestos, following safety procedures.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.0/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Critical Thinking 3.0/5
Operation and Control 3.0/5
Monitoring 2.88/5
Coordination 2.88/5
Operations Monitoring 2.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.75/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.75/5
Time Management 2.75/5
Reading Comprehension 2.62/5
Active Learning 2.62/5

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.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cooperation, Integrity, Independence

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Extent Flexibility 3.88/5
Manual Dexterity 3.5/5
Multilimb Coordination 3.5/5
Trunk Strength 3.38/5
Gross Body Equilibrium 3.38/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.25/5
Control Precision 3.25/5
Visualization 3.12/5

Technologies & Tools

CMSN FieldPAK Comput-Ability Mechanical Insulation Key Estimator Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Windows North American Insulation Manufacturers Association NAIMA 3E Plus Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 3.93/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 3.92/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 3.87/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.85/5)
  • Independence (High importance: 3.82/5)

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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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