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“Carpet Installer” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Carpet Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Flooring Technologies QFloors
Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor
FloorCOST Estimator for Excel
Carpet Dealer Management System CDMS
Microsoft Excel
FIRST Flooring
Textile Management Systems RollMaster
FloorRight
Autodesk AutoCAD
RFMS Schedule Pro
Measure Square FloorEstimate Pro
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