DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2041 Carpet Installers

Occupational Description:

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials. Excludes �Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles" (47-2042).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 10 - Southeast	20	5	$34.75/hr	$3.36/hr	$16.38/hr	$21.97/hr	$33.40/hr	$49.47/hr	$55.14/hr
Minnesota	410	126	$24.66/hr	$1.82/hr	$14.85/hr	$18.20/hr	$22.72/hr	$31.94/hr	$35.03/hr
U S	25,350	1,166	$19.87/hr	$0.32/hr	$10.37/hr	$13.36/hr	$17.83/hr	$24.27/hr	$33.75/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Carpet Installers
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Construction	20	$33.40/hr

Other Regional Data For Carpet Installers
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	300	$23.04/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	50	$21.54/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	20	$33.40/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	10	$17.19/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	N/A	N/A	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Packers and Packagers, Hand	2,410	$9.16/hr	N/A
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	N/A	$21.52/hr	N/A
Upholsterers	N/A	$13.48/hr	N/A

Tasks for Carpet Installers

Stretches carpet to ensure smooth surface and presses carpet in place over tack strips.
Installs carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
Cuts carpet padding to size and installs padding, following prescribed method.
Cuts and trims carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections.
Studies floor sketches to determine area to be carpeted and amount of material needed to complete job.
Joins edges of carpet that meet at openings, using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
Moves furniture from area to be carpeted and removes old carpet and padding.
Fastens metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
Nails tack strips around area to be carpeted or uses old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
Sews sections of carpeting together by hand, when necessary.
Measures and cuts carpeting to size according to floor sketches, using carpet knife.