Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
SOC Code: 47-2042
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiless sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 98.6/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Coordination, Monitoring, Speaking.
AI-Proof Score: 98.6 — Very High
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Median Salary
$54,340
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Job Growth
9.5%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Coordination
- •Monitoring
- •Speaking
- •Active Listening
- •Critical Thinking
- •Social Perceptiveness
Common Tasks
- ✓Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
- ✓Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
- ✓Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
- ✓Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.
- ✓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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation