Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

What Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles Do

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

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

None

On-the-job training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Self-employed

25.7%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Building and Constructionimportance 3.9/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.9/5
• Mathematicsimportance 3.8/5
• Mechanicalimportance 3.4/5
• Production and Processingimportance 3.3/5
• Designimportance 3.1/5
• English Languageimportance 2.9/5
• Education and Trainingimportance 2.9/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.9/5
• Contact With Others4.7/5
• Freedom to Make Decisions4.4/5
• Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.4/5
• Exposed to Contaminants4.3/5

Related Careers

• Tile and Stone Setters
• Carpet Installers
• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
• Floor Sanders and Finishers
• Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
• Brickmasons and Blockmasons
• Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Paperhangers95% skill match
• Security Guards94% skill match
• Opticians, Dispensing92% skill match
• Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys92% skill match
• Cooks, Fast Food92% skill match
• Cutters and Trimmers, Hand91% skill match
• Surveying and Mapping Technicians91% skill match
• Photographers91% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.9/5
• Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
• Time Managementimportance 2.9/5
• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.8/5
• Negotiationimportance 2.5/5
• Persuasionimportance 2.4/5
• Instructingimportance 2.4/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Attention to Detail
• Cautiousness
• Perseverance
• Achievement Orientation
• Integrity
• Stress Tolerance

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• RealisticHigh
• ConventionalMedium
• ArtisticLow
• SocialLow
• InvestigativeLow
• EnterprisingLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Green Bay, WI3.78× national avg
2. 2Toledo, OH3.62× national avg
3. 3Reno, NV3.60× national avg
4. 4Waco, TX3.41× national avg
5. 5Sioux Falls, SD-MN3.35× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• PaperhangersLateral Move
• TapersLateral Move
• Food BatchmakersCareer Change
• Cargo and Freight AgentsCareer Change

See the full career path from Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.