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73113.00 – Floor covering installers

Floor covering installers install carpet, wood, linoleum, vinyl and other resilient floor coverings in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Carpet layer
  • Floor covering installer apprentice
  • Floor covering mechanic
  • Floor layer
  • Hardwood floor layer
  • Residential floor and wall covering installer
  • Resilient floor installer
  • Vinyl floor installer

Core competencies

  • Monitoring to continuously assess their own work and that of others to ensure proper alignment, fit and finish, such as properly aligned seams and evenly-spaced tiles
  • Coordinating to ensure floor covering installations are completed within deadlines
  • Trunk Strength to exert significant force using core muscles repeatedly or continuously, supporting tasks like lifting, carrying heavy materials and prolonged bending or kneeling
  • Static Strength to apply significant muscular force to lift, hold and position heavy materials, such as rolls of carpet, tile or hardwood, over long periods without fatigue
  • Attention to Detail to carefully measure, cut and align materials precisely, ensuring seamless installation and high-quality finishes across surfaces
  • Knowledge in Building and Construction to comprehend floor covering material identification, simple installation techniques, surface preparation, adhesive use and safety procedures

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
  • Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding
  • Measure, cut and install carpeting using hand or machine stitcher, seaming iron, bonding tape or other bonding materials
  • Stretch carpeting using knee-kicker or power stretcher and secure carpeting to floor or other surfaces using staple gun or other devices
  • Measure, cut and install resilient floor covering using adhesive, rollers and other hand tools
  • Install hardwood floors, such as strip floors, block floors or plank floors, using glue, staples, nails or other means
  • Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
  • May estimate material and labour costs.

Additional information

  • The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major group

73 – General trades

Sub-major group

731 – General construction trades

Minor group

7311 – Roofers, glaziers, painters, decorators and floor covering installers

Unit group

73113 – Floor covering installers

Occupational profile

73113.00 – Floor covering installers

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