DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	90	36	$27.38/hr	$2.96/hr	$13.95/hr	$16.91/hr	$30.73/hr	$34.68/hr	$37.12/hr
U S	9,660	686	$18.98/hr	$0.42/hr	$9.71/hr	$12.90/hr	$17.28/hr	$23.30/hr	$31.48/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Packers and Packagers, Hand	210	$9.46/hr	N/A
Upholsterers	30	$12.95/hr	N/A

• Lays out, positions, and applies tile and other decorative material to floors, walls, and cabinets.
• Rolls and presses sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.
• Brushes waterproof compound onto surface and fills cracks with plaster, putty, or grout to seal pores and form smooth foundation.
• Trims excess covering materials, tacks edges, and joins sections of covering material to form tight joint.
• Disconnects and removes appliances, light fixtures, and worn floor and wall covering from floors, walls, and cabinets.
• Sweeps, scrapes, sands, or chips dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces.
• Removes excess cement to clean finished surface and applies grout to seal joints of tile.
• Measures and marks guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalklines and dividers.
• Heats and softens floor covering materials to patch cracks and form floor coverings around irregular surfaces, using blow torch.
• Applies adhesive cement onto floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material.
• Cuts covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches, and cuts pattern around floor obstructions.