About This Career Path
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
Construction & Architecture
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
Construction & Architecture Industry
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Average
$46,240
ANNUAL
$22.23
HOURLY
Entry Level
$36,910
ANNUAL
$17.74
HOURLY
Mid Level
$47,880
ANNUAL
$23.02
HOURLY
Expert Level
$60,200
ANNUAL
$28.94
HOURLY
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
500
Projected job openings through 2030
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Supporting Certifications
Degree Recommendations
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
01
Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
02
Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
03
Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
04
Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.
05
Form a smooth foundation by stapling plywood or Masonite over the floor or by brushing waterproof compound onto surface and filling cracks with plaster, putty, or grout to seal pores.
06
Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.
07
Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
08
Roll and press sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.
09
Apply adhesive cement to floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material.
10
Determine traffic areas and decide location of seams.
11
Lay out, position, and apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs.
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Building and Construction
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical
KNOWLEDGE
Production and Processing
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Coordination
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Judgment and Decision Making
ABILITY
Extent Flexibility
ABILITY
Near Vision
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Finger Dexterity
Construction & Architecture
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