Floor covering installer vs floor layer

The differences between floor covering installers and floor layers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor layer has an average salary of $39,772, which is higher than the $39,213 average annual salary of a floor covering installer.

The top three skills for a floor covering installer include sheet vinyl, VCT and floor coverings. The most important skills for a floor layer are VCT, tape measure, and hardwood.

Floor covering installer vs floor layer overview

	Floor Covering Installer	Floor Layer
Yearly salary	$39,213	$39,772
Hourly rate	$18.85	$19.12
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	31,283	16,463
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Floor covering installer vs floor layer salary

Floor covering installers and floor layers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Floor Covering Installer	Floor Layer
Average salary	$39,213	$39,772
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $59,000	Between $25,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of Washington
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between floor covering installer and floor layer education

There are a few differences between a floor covering installer and a floor layer in terms of educational background:

	Floor Covering Installer	Floor Layer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Floor covering installer vs floor layer demographics

Here are the differences between floor covering installers' and floor layers' demographics:

	Floor Covering Installer	Floor Layer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 24.9% Asian, 1.3% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 1.3% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between floor covering installer and floor layer duties and responsibilities

Floor covering installer example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications, data and CCTV equipment.
Support users and computers using Bloomberg software and hardware.
Crew foreman for out of town AMC theaters job repairing and replacing ramps in theaters.
Call in bids and perform AIA form billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll.
Install carpet, tile, epoxy, resilient tile, linoleum, vinyl, hardwood and other flooring.
Measure floors for appropriate materials, cut and install, lay vinyl flooring and VCT where need to complete job.

Floor layer example responsibilities.

Install pad, VCT, carpet tile, and cove base.
Utilize interlocking installations for hardwood floors.
Apply mortar to tile back, position the tile and press or tap with trowel handle to affix tile to base.

Floor covering installer vs floor layer skills

Common floor covering installer skills

Sheet Vinyl, 30%
VCT, 19%
Floor Coverings, 16%
Skilled Installation, 6%
Floor Prep, 6%
Commercial Buildings, 6%

Common floor layer skills

VCT, 45%
Tape Measure, 29%
Hardwood, 27%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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