Carpet Installers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$50,340
United States, 2025
Employment
13,780
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.
- O*NET code
- 47-2041.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical tasks
- Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
- Cut and install vinyl composition tile or vinyl base.
- Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
- Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
- Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
- Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
- Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place.
- Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$35,450
25th percentile
$41,970
75th percentile
$66,320
90th percentile
$82,140
Most important skills
- Coordination3.1
- Monitoring3.1
- Mathematics3.0
- Time Management3.0
- Quality Control Analysis3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Social Perceptiveness2.9
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9
- Speaking2.9
- Active Listening2.9
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Active Learning2.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 6 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
6
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Carpet InstallersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | $115,180 | 390 | 2025 |
| MN | $85,910 | — | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | $78,080 | 180 | 2025 |
| AK | $76,790 | 70 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | $76,790 | 50 | 2025 |
| TN | $74,510 | 50 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | $71,020 | 130 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $69,660 | 30 | 2025 |
| NV | $67,040 | 710 | 2025 |
| NH | $65,600 | 60 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $64,590 | 620 | 2025 |
| MO | $63,960 | 230 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | $63,500 | 70 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | $61,700 | 70 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $61,500 | 290 | 2025 |
| WI | $60,830 | 420 | 2025 |
| HI | $58,710 | — | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $58,500 | 160 | 2025 |
| KS | $57,920 | 70 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $57,840 | 360 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.