Careers > Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
$48.87K Median Salary 2.4K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 12.2% Job Growth
About This Career
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
Reported Job Titles
Floor Covering Contractor, Floor Coverings Installer, Floor Layer, Flooring Installer, Flooring Mechanic, Tile Installer, Tile Setter, Vinyl Installer
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Extent Flexibility
Near Vision
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Oral Comprehension
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Static Strength
Deductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Building and Construction
Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics
Mechanical
Production and Processing
Design
Skills
Active Listening
Speaking
Technology Skills
Office suite software
Data base user interface and query software
Project management software
Computer aided design CAD software
Internet browser software
Web page creation and editing software
Inventory management software
Tools
Staple guns
Floats
Razor knives
Pry bars
Scribers
Utility knives
Shears
Floor scrapers
Hold down clamps
Dollies
Squares
Concrete spreaders
Heat guns
Wallpaper roller
Glue guns
Abrasive stones
Power screwguns
Trowels
Carts
Knife blades
Tape measures
Cold chisels
Slings
Nibblers
Awls
Hammers
Blow torch
Levels
Safety glasses
Pullers
Hand clamps
Edgers
Floor polishers
Sponges
Sliders
Moisture meters
Chalk lines
Plasma arc welding machine
Wedges
Power grinders
Protective knee pads
Paint mixers
Laser measuring systems
Caulking guns
Power nail guns
Metal cutters
Power routers
Straight edges
Tile cutter
Rubber mallet
Laminate file
Saws
Power sanders
Claw hammer
Power saws
Templates
Spatulas
Hacksaw
Personal computers
