Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers

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2023 Workforce

102k

Average Age

40.6

Average Salary

$48,382

Average Male Salary

$48,817

Average Female Salary

$34,723

About

Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers was $48,382 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers are Dallas City (North)--South of I-635 & West of US-75 PUMA, TX, Houston City (North Central)--North of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX, and San Diego County (Southwest)--Chula Vista (West) & National City Cities PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers are Dallas City (North)--South of I-635 & West of US-75 PUMA, TX, Detroit City (Southwest) PUMA, MI, and Miami-Dade County (Northeast)--Greater Hialeah City (North) PUMA, FL.

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Employment and salary information for the Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers workforce. Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers workforce in 2023 was 101,604 people, of which 3.09% were women and 96.9% were men. Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers are paid most in Maricopa County--Glendale City (South) PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in Dallas City (North)--South of I-635 & West of US-75 PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

98,463

Male Workforce

± 7.7k

3,141

Female Workforce

± 1.38k

The Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers workforce in 2023 was 101,604 people (3.09% women and 96.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −10.8% between 2014 (113,897) and 2023 (101,604).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Idaho ($93,508), Hawaii ($81,760), and Rhode Island ($71,354).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,382

AVERAGE WAGE

#348 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers earned an average of $48,382, $19,345 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.384

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.384, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, by average wage, is Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers ($90,630).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

102k

2023 Workforce

± 7,823

−3.66%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.2%

This graphic shows the share of Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers at 91.4%, followed by uninformed with 6.19% and Building material & supplies dealers with 1.84%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers in the US. The workforce of Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers in 2023 was 101,604 people, with 3.09% woman, and 96.9% men. The average age of male Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers in the workforce is 40.7 and of female Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers is 39.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers in 2023 was 101,604 people, with 3.09% woman, and 96.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (13,985 people), 40 to 44 years (13,747 people), and 45 to 49 years (13,123 people). Among them they concentrated 40.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 52.1% of Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers workers were Hispanic and 47.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.7%), Guatemalan (7.03)%, and Salvadoran (6.13)%

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Races

In 2023, 52.5% of the Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers workforce were White, of which 3.38% were women and 96.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (21.1%) and Two or More Races (20.2%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Construction.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,392 people), Engineering (601 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (581 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers workers were High School or Equivalent (42,914 people), Secondary Education (19,209 people), and Some college (15,835 people).

The graphic shows the Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers workforce by gender and educational level.