Floor Layers
Floor Coverings Installer, Floor Layer, Flooring Installer, Flooring Mechanic
What they do:
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
On the job, you would:
- Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
- Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.
- Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
Knowledge
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
Skills
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
Abilities
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
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software Hot Technology
Data base user interface and query software
- Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor
- Textile Management Systems RollMaster
Project management software
- CPR Software FloorCOST Estimator for Excel
- Measure Square FloorEstimate Pro
Education
Education: (rated 1 of 4)
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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