Installs carpet, vinyl, laminate, and wood floors.
You pull up old carpet, level the subfloor, and click together a new vinyl plank floor in a family's living room.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma plus several months of on-the-job training with an installer; CFI or INSTALL certifications are optional.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Measuring apps help quotes, but cutting and laying floors in real rooms on your knees stays manual.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to flooring stores and installers for installer helper jobs
Classes: Geometry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2041.
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