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87% Chance of Automation

“Carpet Installers” 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

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Carpet Installers”

Cut and bind material.
Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.
Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
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.
Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall.
Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
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.
Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
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.
Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.
Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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