Insulation recruiters serving Ogden.
BLS counts 6 business locations of nonresidential drywall and insulation contractors across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Ogden.
BLS counts about 260 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Ogden metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 200). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Insulation hub.
Mechanical Insulator (Pipe/Duct/Boiler)
Ogden: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
Building Envelope Insulation Installer
Ogden: 60 employed · $39,110 median, 67th-highest of 69 metros
Spray Foam Technician
Fireproofing / Firestop Technician
Insulation Foreman / Crew Lead
Ogden: 2,080 employed · $76,620 median, 72nd-highest of 112 metros
Insulation Estimator
Ogden: 510 employed · $80,760 median, 33rd-highest of 111 metros
Insulation Project Manager
Ogden: 900 employed · $103,410 median, 83rd-highest of 111 metros
Abatement-Certified Insulator
Ogden: $49,240 median, 34th-highest of 90 metros
Blower / Loose-Fill Insulation Technician
Insulation Inspector / QC Technician
Ogden: 200 employed · $75,360 median, 43rd-highest of 112 metros
What Insulation roles earn in Ogden.
BLS publishes no Ogden pay for insulation workers, mechanical; nationally the median is $58,340. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Ogden earn a median $39,110, 20% under the $49,120 national figure, and 67th of 69 metros. Pay runs $31,660 at the tenth percentile to $50,840 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is construction and building inspectors, at $75,360 against $74,690 nationally. BLS withholds Ogden pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Ogden median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Insulator (Pipe/Duct/Boiler)Insulation Workers, Mechanical (47-2132) | – | – | $58,340 | – | – |
| Building Envelope Insulation Installer · Spray Foam Technician · Fireproofing / Firestop TechnicianInsulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (47-2131) | $39,110 | $31,660–$50,840 | $49,120 | −20% | 60 |
| Insulation Foreman / Crew LeadFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,620 | $53,340–$107,730 | $79,920 | −4% | 2,080 |
| Insulation EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $80,760 | $53,330–$131,300 | $78,740 | +3% | 510 |
| Insulation Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $103,410 | $63,440–$158,180 | $114,990 | −10% | 900 |
| Abatement-Certified InsulatorHazardous Materials Removal Workers (47-4041) | $49,240 | $47,070–$57,780 | $49,450 | 0% | – |
| Insulation Inspector / QC TechnicianConstruction and Building Inspectors (47-4011) | $75,360 | $48,930–$101,930 | $74,690 | +1% | 200 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Ogden metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Ogden's insulation market has changed since 2018.
Ogden lost nonresidential drywall and insulation contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 10 business locations to 6 (down 40%), behind the 3% national decline. With so few firms, one opening or closing moves that percentage a long way. How many people those 6 locations employ is not published: with a category this small, BLS would effectively be reporting individual employers' payrolls.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential drywall and insulation contractors: business locations | 10 | 6 | −40% |
| Nonresidential drywall and insulation contractors: employment | 154 | – | – |
| Nonresidential drywall and insulation contractors: average annual pay | $43,018 | – | – |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Insulation hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to Insulation · 2026 Insulation Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for Insulation
Ogden runs 21% fewer insulation workers per job than the country as a whole — below the national concentration. Fewer per job means the people you want are already working, and usually for someone who would rather keep them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (nearest published occupation for this trade). Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Ogden's insulation market compares
Among the 63 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Ogden ranks 57th for headcount, 62nd for median pay and 42nd for concentration for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall. Pay here is among the lowest we see, which makes relocation offers from higher-paying metros a real retention risk.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden | 60 | $39,110 | 0.79 | 6 |
| Salt Lake City | – | – | – | 23 |
| Provo | – | – | – | 8 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For insulation employers in Ogden, the local pool is thinner than most, so plan on recruiting some roles in from outside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Ogden metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Insulation licensing in Utah.
Utah licenses construction contractors as general contractors or as specialty contractors in defined classifications set by state rule. The same state rules apply in Salt Lake City and Provo, so candidates licensed there can work in Ogden without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Division of Professional Licensing (Utah Department of Commerce). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Ogden talent.
The closest metro we cover is Salt Lake City, about 30 miles away, with roughly 230 insulation workers, mechanical. BLS does not publish Ogden figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Salt Lake City has the largest pool within reach, about 230, at a $56,080 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden | – | – | – |
| Salt Lake City | 32 mi | 230 | $56,080 |
| Provo | 70 mi | 40 | $48,910 |
| Boise | 272 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Ogden crews.
Not insulation work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Ogden in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Blue Diamond Ogden facility expansion$30MCompleted (announced 2023)
Up to 92 new jobs at an expanded manufacturing facility serving customers across the United States - a completed, historical example of the industrial-construction capacity this metro delivers, not an active current driver.
- Hill Air Force Base F-35/T-7A East Campus Infrastructure$1.2B10-year project; groundbreaking May 2026, vertical construction FY2027, ribbon-cutting FY2029
A 1 million sq ft modernization including a new maintenance hangar, composite repair facility, egress facility, canopy repair facility, and a T-7A depot maintenance complex - the largest capital project in the Ogden area's history.
- Downtown Ogden / Union Station redevelopmentUndisclosedUnion Station building restoration in early planning; the OGX bus rapid transit route already opened Aug 20, 2023
Union Station restoration and mixed-use development remain early-stage. The OGX BRT line connecting the FrontRunner station through downtown to Weber State University and McKay-Dee Hospital is already operating, not planned.
These are the 3 projects we track in Ogden. The Ogden market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for insulation, and what kills offers in Ogden.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 3 things that most often end an insulation offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Insulation credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Insulation hiring in Ogden.
Which insulation roles pay the most in Ogden?
Of the roles we recruit for, Insulation Project Manager pays the most in Ogden, a $103,410 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Insulation Inspector / QC Technician at $75,360, 27% below it. Building Envelope Insulation Installer is the lowest-paid field role at $39,110. Building Envelope Insulation Installer trails national pay the most (20% below).
How many nonresidential drywall and insulation contractors operate in Ogden?
BLS counted 6 nonresidential drywall and insulation contractors in Ogden in 2023. Down from 10 in 2018, a 40% decline against 3% decline nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Ogden for insulation workers, mechanical?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Salt Lake City (32 miles, about 230, $56,080 median) and Provo (70 miles, about 40, $48,910 median).
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