Job Title: Drywallers
Drywall installers and finishers install and finish drywall sheets and various types of ceiling systems.

Duties: Measure, cut and fit drywall sheets for installation on walls and ceilings. Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists. Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners. Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife. Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound. Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry. Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints. Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to room acoustical and coffered ceilings.

Wages: $20 +. Variations depend on skills and experience. Annual income is approximately $50,000 to $60,000. Average 40 working hours per week. (Weekly hours may vary depending on climate, unions, and preparation of job sites)

Hospital and Medical Care Insurance: OHIP (after 3 months of starting work).

Others:

Spouses may apply for a work permit which is ‘open’ and will allow them to accept any job depending on whether or not a medical exam was taken. (except Construction Laborers’ spouses)

Temporary foreign workers are eligible for the same benefits and rights as Ontario workers.

Transportation to the work place will be provided by the employer.