Insulation workers

Insulation workers apply and repair insulating materials to buildings, boilers, pipes or refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.

Job Responsibilities

• Cutting insulation material by size and shape
• Applying slabs and sheets of insulating or sound-absorbing materials to walls, floors and ceilings of buildings
• Blowing and packing insulating or sound-absorbing materials into cavities between walls, floors and ceilings of buildings with power-driven machines
• Examining plans, specifications and work sites to determine the type, quality and quantity of insulation material required
• Applying insulating materials to exposed surfaces of equipment such as boilers, pipes and tanks
• Insulating refrigeration and air conditioning equipment