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“Commercial Floor Covering 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 “Commercial Floor Covering Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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