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Also called asphalt tile floor layer, composition floor layer, composition tile layer and floor cover layer.
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Floor Layer, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tile
Floor layers applying shock-absorbing and decorative coverings to floors, cutting materials to fit around obstacles and ensuring surfaces are ready before installation. They measure, mark guidelines, and use tools like blowtorches for fitting
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Swept and scraped surfaces every day before installation to ensure cleanliness and readiness for flooring work
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Checked surfaces to ensure they were dry and ready for installation
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Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $45,660 |
|---|---|
| Median | $56,460 |
| 75th percentile | $73,840 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $85,110 | $92,860 | $93,270 |
| AL | $34,340 | $38,730 | $49,460 |
| AR | $33,010 | $40,750 | $48,830 |
| AZ | $34,460 | $44,740 | $56,980 |
| CA | $48,080 | $61,210 | $88,690 |
| CO | $44,320 | $46,020 | $58,610 |
| CT | $45,940 | $47,210 | $54,860 |
| FL | $49,530 | $57,020 | $77,420 |
| GA | $41,130 | $46,030 | $59,450 |
| HI | $58,880 | $77,280 | $86,520 |
| IA | $31,870 | $54,960 | $66,000 |
| IL | $51,960 | $69,880 | $91,090 |
| IN | $40,230 | $50,720 | $61,420 |
| KS | $42,030 | $45,970 | $54,180 |
| KY | $46,800 | $50,380 | $60,370 |
| LA | $40,270 | $42,260 | $44,790 |
| MA | $65,610 | $79,280 | $109,460 |
| MD | $40,680 | $47,880 | $55,600 |
| ME | $48,710 | $53,390 | $56,980 |
| MI | $42,300 | $46,800 | $57,030 |
| MN | $44,690 | $59,380 | $99,160 |
| MO | $42,270 | $54,710 | $74,470 |
| MS | $37,650 | $49,240 | $59,330 |
| MT | $30,150 | $37,710 | $48,540 |
| NC | $44,650 | $51,700 | $62,360 |
| ND | $43,800 | $48,050 | $65,020 |
| NJ | $57,660 | $59,840 | $118,840 |
| NM | $39,100 | $49,790 | $69,870 |
| NV | $40,730 | $58,540 | $72,760 |
| NY | $52,000 | $61,360 | $73,840 |
| OH | $49,500 | $59,470 | $72,850 |
| OK | $35,160 | $38,030 | $52,620 |
| OR | $48,060 | $56,460 | $64,860 |
| PA | $48,880 | $60,050 | $82,510 |
| SC | $42,630 | $49,860 | $54,550 |
| SD | $46,250 | $58,930 | $69,220 |
| TN | $40,730 | $49,900 | $58,670 |
| TX | $37,900 | $43,070 | $47,570 |
| UT | $43,810 | $47,900 | $84,650 |
| VA | $45,120 | $50,440 | $63,710 |
| VT | $49,400 | $51,200 | $62,260 |
| WA | $50,160 | $56,800 | $74,670 |
| WI | $46,780 | $52,860 | $71,280 |
| WV | $27,810 | $45,390 | $62,750 |
Other names
asphalt tile floor layer, composition floor layer, composition tile layer, floor cover layer, floor covering layer, floor layer, linoleum layer, linoleum tile layer, rubber block layer, rubber tile floor layer, shock absorption floor layer, floor layers except carpet wood and hard tiles.
commercial installer, composition floor setter, cork floor installer, epoxy installer, floor covering contractor, floor covering installer, floor coverings installer, floor installer, floor tech, floor technician, flooring contractor, flooring installer, flooring mechanic, flooring professional, flooring tech, flooring technician, installer, laminate floor installer, linoleum floor installer, linoleum installer, linoleum mechanic, plastic tile setter, resilient tile installer, soft tile setter, tile applicator, tile fitter, tile installer, tile mechanic, tile setter, tile trimmer, tiler, vinyl flooring installer, vinyl installer.
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This page is about the occupation Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.