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Building Insulation Worker Workplace Records
Insulation installation can involve measuring, cutting and distributing material across several spaces. An employment concern may arise when the assigned area or material changes. Describe the work sequence and instruction you received, keeping your account separate from unsupported conclusions about exposure, building performance or another trade’s work.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Assignment change
List the work area or material change and the supervisor instruction behind it.
Access concern
Record the limitation reported, request for assistance and response received.
Own time record
Pair your personal hours with required handling, installation and cleanup duties.
Start with the work you actually do
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (47-2131.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.Source task 13545 · updated 07/2015
- Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.Source task 13547 · updated 07/2015
- Cover and line structures with blown or rolled forms of materials to insulate against cold, heat, or moisture, using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, blowers, or other tools and implements.Source task 13546 · updated 07/2015
- Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.Source task 13549 · updated 07/2015
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (SOC 47-2131). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $20.35 | $23.43 | $27.14 | $48,740 |
| Alaska | $18.66 | $27.15 | $31.10 | $56,470 |
| Arizona | $18.39 | $20.29 | $23.20 | $42,210 |
| Arkansas | $17.90 | $21.03 | $23.44 | $43,730 |
| Connecticut | $19.41 | $23.34 | $26.77 | $48,550 |
| Delaware | $22.18 | $25.75 | $29.59 | $53,570 |
| Florida | $18.57 | $22.65 | $28.00 | $47,100 |
| Georgia | $18.43 | $22.99 | $30.35 | $47,810 |
| Idaho | $17.19 | $19.98 | $24.39 | $41,550 |
| Indiana | $21.70 | $26.26 | $29.96 | $54,630 |
| Iowa | $21.72 | $26.84 | $34.72 | $55,820 |
| Kansas | $21.91 | $24.77 | $29.16 | $51,520 |
| Kentucky | $21.58 | $23.91 | $37.24 | $49,730 |
| Louisiana | $21.48 | $22.76 | $28.29 | $47,340 |
| Maine | $19.38 | $22.97 | $27.65 | $47,790 |
| Michigan | $21.57 | $22.35 | $27.96 | $46,490 |
| Minnesota | $23.05 | $26.13 | $35.24 | $54,350 |
| Mississippi | $23.91 | $30.23 | $30.23 | $62,880 |
| Missouri | $23.01 | $26.94 | $36.27 | $56,040 |
| Montana | $20.54 | $23.13 | $27.36 | $48,100 |
| Nebraska | $22.67 | $35.16 | $39.37 | $73,140 |
| New Hampshire | $22.62 | $24.67 | $28.84 | $51,320 |
| New Mexico | $18.33 | $23.30 | $29.76 | $48,460 |
| New York | $23.94 | $28.41 | $34.69 | $59,100 |
| North Carolina | $17.49 | $20.67 | $23.07 | $42,990 |
| North Dakota | $21.15 | $22.33 | $27.33 | $46,450 |
| Ohio | $21.97 | $28.08 | $38.25 | $58,400 |
| Oklahoma | $17.62 | $22.54 | $28.57 | $46,880 |
| Pennsylvania | $21.40 | $24.33 | $29.49 | $50,600 |
| South Dakota | $17.87 | $22.03 | $28.18 | $45,820 |
| Tennessee | $18.94 | $23.28 | $27.43 | $48,410 |
| Texas | $19.55 | $23.43 | $27.06 | $48,740 |
| Utah | $17.44 | $19.27 | $24.06 | $40,080 |
| Vermont | $25.00 | $25.76 | $30.62 | $53,570 |
| Virginia | $19.66 | $21.54 | $25.34 | $44,810 |
| West Virginia | $16.93 | $17.01 | $23.19 | $35,390 |
| Wisconsin | $22.73 | $23.81 | $27.82 | $49,520 |
| Wyoming | $18.50 | $22.21 | $24.25 | $46,200 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Identify area and material instructions
Record the general space, material category and person assigning the task. Note a revised measurement or change between rolled and blown material. Distinguish surfaces prepared by others from work you performed, and record clarification requested when access or specifications were unclear.
Explain preparation and cleanup time
List material handling, cutting, equipment preparation and cleanup relevant to your own hours or performance review. Note access restrictions or supply delays you reported. Compare these tasks with your personal time entry rather than estimating work solely from completed area.
Keep evidence safe and private
Do not enter restricted spaces, disturb installed material or collect samples to support an employment concern. Identify relevant work-order or product-record types for review. Leave client details and site access information in approved systems, retaining your own report acknowledgment and employment messages separately.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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