Hands-on
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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
How does this connect to your interests? →A look at the work
- Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
- Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.
- Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
- Roll and press sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.
- Lay out, position, and apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs.
- Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
- Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.
- Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
A selection of source-listed tasks; duties vary by role and employer.
Interests involved in this work
These source scores describe occupational work activities. They are separate from your personal test results.
7.0 / 7
Investigative
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Creative
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Helping people
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Enterprising
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Organizing
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Skills to explore
Source-reported importance on a 1–5 scale. Try a course, project or conversation to learn what these skills involve.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2010-06
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
2010-06
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
2010-06
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
2010-06
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
2010-06
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
2010-06
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
2010-06
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
2010-06
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
2010-06
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
2010-06
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Source preparation category: Job Zone 2 of 5 · 2026-02. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.
Related study fields
Source crosswalk connections are research leads, not required qualifications.
Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker →
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O*NET-SOC code 47-2042.00 · Database 31.0 · Retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Dates on individual observations describe their source periods.
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