Floor covering installer vs installer

The differences between floor covering installers and installers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an installer has an average salary of $39,799, 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 an installer are customer service, windows, and plumbing.

Floor covering installer vs installer overview

	Floor Covering Installer	Installer
Yearly salary	$39,213	$39,799
Hourly rate	$18.85	$19.13
Growth rate	4%	2%
Number of jobs	31,283	30,303
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	40	42
Years of experience	-	12

Floor covering installer vs installer salary

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

	Floor Covering Installer	Installer
Average salary	$39,213	$39,799
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $59,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Pella
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between floor covering installer and installer education

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

	Floor Covering Installer	Installer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Floor covering installer vs installer demographics

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

	Floor Covering Installer	Installer
Average age	40	42
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
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, 7.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 1.6% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	2%

Differences between floor covering installer and installer 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.

Installer example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications, data and CCTV equipment.
Experience with brazing, running new line set, and EPA certify.
Install various heating and air conditioning systems like water heaters, furnaces, heat pumps, a/c condensers.
Work with steel snips, brake and screw guns.
Train in Crestron integrate systems.
Schedule and run sales appointments.

Floor covering installer vs installer skills

Common floor covering installer skills

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

Common installer skills

Customer Service, 27%
Windows, 11%
Plumbing, 10%
Work Ethic, 9%
Safety Procedures, 5%
HVAC, 4%