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What drywallers make
Journeyperson
$69,000
1st-year apprentice
$48,000
Union or fast piecework
$91,000
Union crews on condo towers and office fit-outs earn at the top. On residential piecework, pay depends on speed: a fast boarder or taper can beat the hourly rate, a slow one falls below it.