Floor covering installers

NOC

73113

install carpet, wood, linoleum, vinyl and other floor coverings in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.

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Full NOC Description

Floor covering installers install carpet, wood, linoleum, vinyl and other resilient floor coverings in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. They are employed by construction companies, floor-covering contractors and carpet outlets, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered

Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding

Measure, cut and install carpeting using hand or machine stitcher, seaming iron, bonding tape or other bonding materials

Stretch carpeting using knee-kicker or power stretcher and secure carpeting to floor or other surfaces using staple gun or other devices

Measure, cut and install resilient floor covering using adhesive, rollers and other hand tools

Install hardwood floors, such as strip floors, block floors or plank floors, using glue, staples, nails or other means

Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings

May estimate material and labour costs.

Also Known As

carpet layer
floor covering installer apprentice
floor covering mechanic
hardwood floor layer
residential floor and wall covering installer

resilient floor installer

vinyl floor installer

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a two- to three-year apprenticeship program or Over four years of work experience in the trade and some courses in floor covering installation are usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

Trade certification for floor covering installers is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified floor covering installers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes
Compulsory: No
Red Seal: Yes

Regulation Body

Skilled Trades NB

Employment by Sex

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2.7%

Female

97.3%

Male

Employment by age

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0.0%

15-24

0.0%

25-34

0.0%

35-44

0.0%

45-54

0.0%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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34.2%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

39.5%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

10.5%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

15.8%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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94.6%

Construction

N/A

5.4%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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13.50%

Northeast

51.40%

Southeast

16.20%

Southwest

13.50%

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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Northeast

$38,000

Southeast

$40,000

Southwest

N/A

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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