Skilled Trades

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Median salary

$54,340

Typical range

$37k – $97k

Job outlook

+10% (faster than average)

AI exposure

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

Junior Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Entry / Junior
$37,190
~2 yrs to advance
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Established
$54,340
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Senior
$75,760

•Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
•Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
•Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
•Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.
•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.

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Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.