What is a Floor Layer?

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

List of Floor Layer Job Duties

• Determine traffic areas and decide location of seams.
• Roll and press sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.
• Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.
• Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
• Remove excess cement to clean finished surface.
• Heat and soften floor covering materials to patch cracks or fit floor coverings around irregular surfaces, using blowtorch.

Qualities of a Floor Layer

Below is a list of the skills most Floor Layers say are important on the job.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Types of Floor Layer Jobs

• Tile Fitter
• Linoleum Layer Apprentice
• Tiler
• Floor Installer
• Tile Installer

Are There Job Opportunities for Floor Layers?

In the United States, there were 16,300 jobs for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in 2016.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 9.7% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 1,600 new jobs for Floor Layers by 2026. There will be an estimated 1,600 positions for Floor Layer per year.

The states with the most job growth for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles are California, Florida, and Washington.

Watch out if you plan on working in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Nebraska. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Floor Layer Salary

The average yearly salary of a Floor Layer ranges between $25,720 and $74,990. The median salary for this occupation is $42,760.

How much do Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles make in each U.S. state?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
New Jersey	$90,330
Massachusetts	$60,650
Wisconsin	$60,150
Kansas	$54,450
Hawaii	$53,620
Washington	$53,540
South Carolina	$53,530
Iowa	$51,390
California	$51,360
New York	$51,220
Louisiana	$49,290
Georgia	$48,530
Nevada	$48,320
Missouri	$48,110
Arizona	$46,660
Illinois	$46,590
Pennsylvania	$46,510
Vermont	$46,000
Maryland	$45,290
Maine	$45,210
New Hampshire	$44,820
Ohio	$43,810
Connecticut	$43,060
Michigan	$42,520
North Dakota	$40,870
Texas	$40,700
Indiana	$40,660
North Carolina	$39,640
Oklahoma	$39,470
Oregon	$39,170
Colorado	$38,950
Kentucky	$37,610
Utah	$36,820
Idaho	$36,650
Nebraska	$36,370
Alabama	$35,370
Florida	$34,950
New Mexico	$34,740
South Dakota	$34,640
Tennessee	$32,730

What Tools do Floor Layers Use?

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Floor Layers may use on a daily basis:

• Project visualization software
• Microsoft Office

How to Become a Floor Layer

What education or degrees do I need to become a Floor Layer?

How Long Does it Take to Become Floor Layer?

Where Floor Layers Are Employed

Similar Careers

Those thinking about becoming Floor Layers might also be interested in the following careers:

• Bakers
• Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
• Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Those who work as Floor Layers sometimes switch careers to one of these choices:

• Floor Sanders and Finishers

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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