Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Also Called:

Floor Covering Contractor,

Floor Coverings Installer,

Flooring Installer,

Vinyl Installer

What they do: Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

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Architecture & Construction

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
  • Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
  • Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Cooperation

Independence

Integrity

Achievement/Effort

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

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Conventional

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Artistic

Knowledge

People who want to pursue this career have knowledge in these areas.

Engineering and Technology

  • Building and construction

  • Mechanical

Business

  • Customer service

Math and Science

  • Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

  • Manufacture and distribution of products

Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Hand and Finger Use

  • Keep your arm or hand steady

  • Hold or move items with your hands

Verbal

  • Listen and understand what people say

  • Communicate by speaking

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

  • Talking to others

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Work Values

Work values describe how your core beliefs align with those commonly needed for this career.

Support

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Independence

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Working Conditions

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research
  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career
2. Plan your next move
  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Connect with a career advisor or mentor
  • Visit Idaho Launch
  • Search for available Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop