Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.
Significant Points
- Around two-fifths of all carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers are self-employed.
- Most workers learn on the job.
- Tile installers and setters will see the fastest growth; carpet installers will have the most job openings.
- Employment of carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers is less sensitive to fluctuations in construction activity than that of other construction trades workers.
National Outlook
| 2004 Total Employment | 79,000 |
| 2014 Expected Employment | 85,000 |
| Change (Percent) | 6,000 ( 8.4) |
| Total Openings | 19,000 |