National Occupation Code (NOC): 73113

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.

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Job Duties for Floor covering installers

• 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.

Alternate Job Titles

• Apprentice Floor Covering Installer
• Broadloom Installer
• Carpet Installer
• Carpet Layer
• Composition Floor Layer
• Floor Covering Installer
• Floor Covering Installer Apprentice
• Floor Covering Mechanic
• Floor Layer
• Floor Sheeting Layer
• Floor Tile Layer
• Hardwood Floor Covering Installer
• Hardwood Floor Layer
• Journeyman/woman Floor Covering Installer
• Journeyman/woman Floor Mechanic
• Linoleum Floor Covering Installer
• Linoleum Floor Covering Layer
• Linoleum Floor Installer
• Linoleum Floor Layer
• Parquet Floor Layer
• Residential Floor And Wall Covering Installer
• Residential Wall And Floor Covering Installer
• Resilient Floor Installer
• Resilient Floor Layer
• Rug Installer
• Rug Layer
• Vinyl Floor Installer
• Vinyl Floor Layer
• Vinyl Tile Layer
• Wood Floor Covering Layer
• Wood Floor Installer
• Floor Coating Applicator