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Carpet Installers

in Washington State

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

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Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Percentiles					Hourly Average
Area	Year	Period	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Washington State	2010	Mar	$9.10	$9.77	$17.12	$23.83	$33.08	$18.82

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Short Term Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	Growth Rate %	Annual Avg Openings
	2009 2nd Qtr	2011 2nd Qtr
Washington State	494	464	-30	-3.1	0

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Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	% Change	Annual Avg Openings
	2008	2018
Washington State	626	594	-32	-5.1	12

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Program Title

Construction Trades, Other

Educational Requirements

This occupation is in Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed .
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

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O*NET Characteristics

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Skills

Importance
(0-100)high

Competence Level

Mathematics

Installation

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Top 10 Tasks

Importance
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Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.

Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.

Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.

Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.

Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.

Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place.

Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.

Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.

Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.

Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.

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Top 10 Work Activities

Importance
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Performing General Physical Activities

Training and Teaching Others

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Handling and Moving Objects

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

Getting Information

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Coaching and Developing Others

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

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Top 2 Work Values

Extent
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Relationships

Support

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Top 2 Interests

Occupational Interest
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Realistic

Enterprising

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Alternate Titles

Carpet Floor Layer Apprentice, Carpet Installer, Carpet Jack, Carpet Journeyman, Carpet Layer, Carpet Tile Layer, Floor Coverer, Floor Installation Mechanic, Flooring Installer, Flooring Mechanic, Rug Layer

Top 15 Industries of Employment

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of Washington

Number Employed in Industry in 2007 in State of Washington

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of Washington

Growth Projection in State of Washington

Building Finishing Contractors

4,154

313

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