Salary Potential for Asbestos Insulator Workers

The following potential salary figures are not related to highly trained asbestos removal workers. In May 2004, median hourly salary of asbestos floor, ceiling, and wall insulators was $14.57. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.63 and $20.20. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.53, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $27.35.

In May 2004, median hourly earnings of insulation workers, mechanical were $16.03. The middle 50 percent earned between $12.16 and $21.15. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.82, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $28.85. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of insulation workers in May 2004 were:

Insulation workers, mechanical:

Building equipment contractors: $15.66
Building finishing contractors: $15.55

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

Building finishing contractors: $13.95

Union workers tend to earn more than nonunion workers. Apprentices start at about one-half of the journey worker’s wage. Insulation workers doing commercial and industrial work earn substantially more than those working in residential construction, which does not require as much skill.

Courtesy of The Bureau of Labor Statistics

Exposure to asbestos is known to cause serious diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer and asbestosis.

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