Chaser vs taper

The differences between chasers and tapers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a chaser and a taper. Additionally, a taper has an average salary of $46,766, which is higher than the $33,363 average annual salary of a chaser.

The top three skills for a chaser include public safety, severe weather and customer service. The most important skills for a taper are sheetrock, texture, and safety procedures.

Chaser vs taper overview

	Chaser	Taper
Yearly salary	$33,363	$46,766
Hourly rate	$16.04	$22.48
Growth rate	1%	3%
Number of jobs	52,179	940
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	46	41
Years of experience	2	2

Chaser vs taper salary

Chasers and tapers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chaser	Taper
Average salary	$33,363	$46,766
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $45,000	Between $31,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between chaser and taper education

There are a few differences between a chaser and a taper in terms of educational background:

	Chaser	Taper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Chaser vs taper demographics

Here are the differences between chasers' and tapers' demographics:

	Chaser	Taper
Average age	46	41
Gender ratio	Male, 49.3% Female, 50.7%	Male, 75.5% Female, 24.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 11.5% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.7%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 36.3% Asian, 1.1% White, 50.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	2%

Differences between chaser and taper duties and responsibilities

Chaser example responsibilities.

Run cash registers, take people's orders, and wash dishes.
Expedite orders base on due date.
Unbel chokers and hand buck logs and a harder crew.
Inspect and evaluate finished goods before send to hand packing, and evaluate parts under IPC regulations.
Opperate chainsaw, tape logs to length, and buck the logs.cut guide holds for yoder.pul line for guide holds
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.

Taper example responsibilities.

Unload trucks of material need to spackle walls.
Hang sheetrock, paint, tape walls, mix mud
Hang sheetrock and 1st coat , 2nd coat and finish coat drywall.
Cover nail and screw depressions with spackle.
Sand or patch nicks or cracks in plasterboard or wallboard.
Receive certification in coil winding, packaging and MDX coatings.

Chaser vs taper skills

Common chaser skills

Public Safety, 24%
Severe Weather, 15%
Customer Service, 12%
Mathematics, 12%
Chokers, 11%
Sales Floor, 8%

Common taper skills

Sheetrock, 29%
Texture, 18%
Safety Procedures, 14%
Coats, 8%
Assembly Line, 5%
RAN, 5%