Description
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Independence
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Integrity
Tasks
- 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.
Work Activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Scheduling Work and Activities
- Performing General Physical Activities
Detailed Work Activities
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Technology Skills
- Office suite software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Project management software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Internet browser software
Abilities
- Extent Flexibility
- Near Vision
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Oral Comprehension
- Finger Dexterity
Skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
Knowledge
- Building and Construction
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Mechanical
- Production and Processing
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Certified Floorcovering Installer - Laminate and HardwoodCertifying Organization
International Certified Floor Installers
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Floorcovering Installer - CeramicCertifying Organization
International Certified Floor Installers
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Commercial Resilient FlooringCertifying Organization
International Certified Floor Installers
Type
Advanced
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $39,348 |
| Median (50%) | $50,727 |
| High (90%) | $64,649 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $48,725 |
| Mid Level | $57,406 |
| Senior Level | $61,604 |
| Expert Level | $67,748 |
Employability
There are currently 32,800 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 36,100 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 10%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 10%
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