Talk to your school counselor about programs and classes like woodworking that are offered at your school so you can start learning skills that will get you started in this field.

Find a class to jump-start your construction skills.

Is someone you know (a neighbor, family member, friend, etc.) working on a home improvement DIY project? Volunteer to help in order to get practice using hand tools, taking measurements, problem solving, and more!

Volunteer to help with a home improvement project.

Search online for how-to videos to see how hard this work is to master--and whether it's something you think you'd like. Does seeing this kind of work in action make you more interested in trying it?

Watch tutorials on how to do this kind of work.

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.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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Painters and Paperhangers

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construction Trades Workers

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.

Measure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed.

Apply sizing to seal surfaces and maximize adhesion of coverings to surfaces.

Smooth rough spots on walls and ceilings, using sandpaper.

Set up equipment, such as pasteboards and scaffolds.

Remove old paper, using water, steam machines, or solvents and scrapers.

Apply thinned glue to waterproof porous surfaces, using brushes, rollers, or pasting machines.

Mix paste, using paste powder and water, and brush paste onto surfaces.

Staple or tack advertising posters onto fences, walls, billboards, or poles.

Remove paint, varnish, dirt, and grease from surfaces, using paint remover and water soda solutions.

Apply acetic acid to damp plaster to prevent lime from bleeding through paper.

Paperhangers

Overview

Career

What Paperhangers Do

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Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Paperhangers

Overview

Career

What Paperhangers Do

Other Job Titles Paperhangers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

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