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Job Description

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 44,310.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
Currently, there are 25,660 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Carpet Installers”.

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Tasks for “Floor Covering Installer”

Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.
Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall.
Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.
Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place.
Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.
Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.
Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
Cut and bind material.
Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.

Related Technology & Tools

Hexagon bit adaptors
Straightedges
Power drills
Carpet awls
Tape measures
Handheld calculators
Tucking trimmers
Floor scraper blades
Carpet shears
Jamb saws
Air underlayment staplers
Carpet grippers/pullers
Tackless cutter blades
Notebook computers
Standup cutters
Laser printers
Strip cutter blades
Carpet base cutters
Row separators
Edge-binding staplers
Seam squeezers
Cushion back cutters
Switchblade trowels
Carpet trolleys
Carpet clamps
Personal computers
Wall trimmers
Hand trucks
Heavy duty electric staplers
Strip cutters
Trimmer carpet blades
Molding lifter bars
Sewing needles
Drill bit sets
Swivel-lock stretchers
Cushion lock cutters
Carpet tucking tools
Door pin tools
Rubber mallets
Multipurpose trimmers
Furniture skids
Desktop computers
Seam cutters
Stair claws
Hooked blades
Power carpet stretchers
Knee kickers
Electric carpet tackers
Caulking guns
Steaming irons
Undercut saws
Hammers
Carpet seam steamers
Spiral drill bits
Loop pile cutters
Ultraviolet UV seam inspection lights
Napping shears
Concrete nail drivers
Electric glue guns
Hammer tackers
Turning tools
Round corner carpet blades
Toe kick saws
Butane glue guns
Cool tip glue guns
Cove base guns
Stairway stretchers
Square corner carpet blades
Carpet cutters
Nail driving guns
Utility knives

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