Carpet Installers
SOC 47-2041 · 2024-2034
Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -12.9%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $55,915per year
- Projected openings
- 1,550
- Projected change
- -12.9%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Quality Control Analysis
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $66,717 | 180 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $63,380 | 20 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $58,686 | 20 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $57,327 | 300 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $56,668 | 410 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $46,632 | 220 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 30 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $39,420
- A quarter earn under
- $42,871
- Half earn under
- $55,915
- Three quarters earn under
- $74,772
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $82,742
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | $62,868 | 4,590 | +8.5% |
| Tile and Stone Setters | $60,475 | 8,880 | +9.9% |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | $50,163 | 2,690 | +3.1% |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | $67,665 | 25,830 | +5% |
| Furniture Finishers | $50,200 | 1,240 | -13.3% |
Programs that train for this job — 2
(NFCAP) National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program
National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program · Oakland · $13,925
(NFCAP) Flooring Installation Apprentice Certification - Floor Layer
National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program · Oakland · $8,870