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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles - 47-2042.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Floor Coverings Installer
  • Flooring Installer
  • Vinyl Installer
  • Floor Covering Contractor
  • Floor Layer
  • Flooring Mechanic
  • Tile Installer
  • Tile Setter
  • Flooring Helper

SOC Occupation Groups

47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations
47-2000 Construction Trades Workers
47-2040 Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers
47-2042.00 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Apply adhesive cement to floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material.
  • Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
  • Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
  • Determine traffic areas and decide location of seams.
  • Disconnect and remove appliances, light fixtures, and worn floor and wall covering from floors, walls, and cabinets.
  • Form a smooth foundation by stapling plywood or Masonite over the floor or by brushing waterproof compound onto surface and filling cracks with plaster, putty, or grout to seal pores.
  • Heat and soften floor covering materials to patch cracks or fit floor coverings around irregular surfaces, using blowtorch.
  • Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
  • Lay out, position, and apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs.
  • Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.
  • Remove excess cement to clean finished surface.
  • Roll and press sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.
  • Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
  • Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.

Detailed Work Activities

  • adhere to safety procedures
  • apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings
  • apply grouting or other masonry adhesives
  • clean rooms or work areas
  • cut, fit, or join floor covering or foundation materials
  • erect scaffold
  • estimate materials or labor requirements
  • fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
  • inspect premises or structure for evidence of deterioration or damage
  • install carpet, linoleum, tile, or related material onto floors or walls
  • install prefabricated building components
  • measure and mark reference points or cutting lines on workpieces
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • perform safety inspections in construction or resource extraction setting
  • prepare building surfaces for paint, finishes, wallpaper, or adhesives
  • read blueprints
  • read tape measure
  • read technical drawings
  • understand construction specifications
  • use basic carpentry techniques
  • use blowtorch
  • use hand or power tools
  • use measuring devices in construction or extraction work

Military Crosswalk Titles

No information available.

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Floor Layer
  • Floor-Covering Layer
  • Soft-Tile Setter

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Floor Layer
  • Floor-Covering Layer
  • Floor-Layer Apprentice
  • Soft-Tile Setter