DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
47-2041 Carpet Installers
Occupational Description:
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).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA | 580 | 258 | $28.51/hr | $2.54/hr | $17.37/hr | $23.08/hr | $29.95/hr | $35.14/hr | $37.97/hr |
| Minnesota | 670 | 258 | $27.98/hr | $2.01/hr | $16.42/hr | $21.89/hr | $29.13/hr | $34.80/hr | $37.90/hr |
| U S | 26,010 | 1,327 | $22.11/hr | $0.42/hr | $11.98/hr | $15.12/hr | $19.55/hr | $27.41/hr | $36.21/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 6,650 | $13.80/hr | N/A |
| Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | 390 | $22.69/hr | N/A |
| Upholsterers | 70 | $17.09/hr | N/A |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | N/A | $17.56/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Carpet Installers
- Stretches carpet to ensure smooth surface and presses carpet in place over tack strips.
- Installs carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
- Cuts carpet padding to size and installs padding, following prescribed method.
- Cuts and trims carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections.
- Studies floor sketches to determine area to be carpeted and amount of material needed to complete job.
- Joins edges of carpet that meet at openings, using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
- Moves furniture from area to be carpeted and removes old carpet and padding.
- Fastens metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
- Nails tack strips around area to be carpeted or uses old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
- Sews sections of carpeting together by hand, when necessary.
- Measures and cuts carpeting to size according to floor sketches, using carpet knife.
