According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints. | 90% |
| Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives. | 88% |
| Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives. | 88% |
| Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams. | 87% |
| Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines. | 86% |
| Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, using hand tools. | 86% |
| Apply adhesives to the backs of paper strips, using brushes, or dunk strips of prepasted wallcovering in water, wiping off any excess adhesive. | 85% |
| Measure and cut strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razors. | 85% |
| Place strips or sections of paper on surfaces, aligning section edges and patterns. | 84% |
| Measure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed. | 84% |
| Fill holes, cracks, and other surface imperfections preparatory to covering surfaces. | 84% |
| Apply sizing to seal surfaces and maximize adhesion of coverings to surfaces. | 83% |
| Smooth rough spots on walls and ceilings, using sandpaper. | 81% |
| Set up equipment, such as pasteboards and scaffolds. | 78% |
| Remove old paper, using water, steam machines, or solvents and scrapers. | 76% |
| Staple or tack advertising posters onto fences, walls, billboards, or poles. | 75% |
| Apply thinned glue to waterproof porous surfaces, using brushes, rollers, or pasting machines. | 75% |
| Mix paste, using paste powder and water, and brush paste onto surfaces. | 71% |
| Remove paint, varnish, dirt, and grease from surfaces, using paint remover and water soda solutions. | 69% |
| Apply acetic acid to damp plaster to prevent lime from bleeding through paper. | 67% |
