Floor Layers
Also called:
Floor Coverings Installer, Flooring Installer, Vinyl Installer, Floor Covering Contractor
What they do:
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
- mechanical
Business
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
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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
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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
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Integrity
- Achievement/Effort
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You might use software like this on the job:
Project management software
- Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor
- Floor Covering Soft floorestimate pro
Computer aided design CAD software
- Project visualization software
Internet browser software
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high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$35,510
per year, on average
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