Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-2041.00
Carpet Installers
Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.
- US jobs
- 13,780
- Median wage
- $50,340 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of carpet installers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 37%Build structuresNot measured
- 15%Cut materialsNot measured
- 8%Plan work activitiesNot measured
- 7%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
- 6%Dispose of waste or debrisNot measured
- 5%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Create visual designs or displaysNot measured
- 4%Smooth surfaces of objects or equipmentNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
- Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
- 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.
- Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
- Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.
- Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
Other job titles for this occupation (18)
Carpet Flooring Installer · Carpet Layer · Carpet Mechanic · Commercial Floor Covering Installer · Floor Coverer · Floor Covering Installer · Floor Installation Mechanic · Flooring Installer · Flooring Mechanic · Installer · Carpet Installation Specialist · Carpet Technician (Carpet Tech) · Carpet Tile Layer · Commercial Carpet Installer · Floor Coverer Installer · Residential Carpet Installer · Rug Layer · Wall to Wall Carpet Installer