Occupational Employment Statistics
47-2041 Carpet Installers
Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials. Excludes “Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles" (47-2042).
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Minnesota
| | | $37.28/hr | $24.90/hr | $36.66/hr | $40.25/hr | $41.03/hr | $42.34/hr |
| Construction | 260 | $40.25/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 60 | $30.00/hr |
- Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.
- 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.
- Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
- Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
- 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.
- Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
- 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.
- Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall.
- Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.