Carpet Installers

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.

What you’d do

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.

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
- Bright Outlook
- Rapid Growth
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one
Tile and Stone Setters
- Bright Outlook
- Rapid Growth
Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.
Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings.
Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one
Furniture Finishers
Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.
Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one