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Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Carpet installers
— National
U.S.: $37,100
— by State
AL: $27,150
AK: $40,310
AZ: $25,850
AR: $26,210
CA: $41,060
CO: $36,360
CT: $42,120
DE: $38,810
FL: $31,740
GA: $27,880
HI: $48,510
ID: $35,400
IL: $48,130
IN: $37,640
IA: $33,170
KS: $31,300
KY: $29,680
LA: $27,900
ME: $25,070
MD: $31,580
MI: $43,590
MN: $44,570
MS: $22,140
MO: $39,150
MT: $22,330
NE: $29,460
NV: $39,250
NH: $33,820
NJ: $39,650
NM: $29,750
NY: $42,890
NC: n.a.
ND: $26,360
OH: $41,600
OK: $25,840
OR: $35,550
PA: $30,610
RI: $25,610
SC: $28,650
SD: $24,150
TN: $24,520
TX: $25,480
UT: $34,050
VT: $27,250
VA: $34,250
WA: $39,590
WV: $26,560
WI: $37,410
WY: $25,860
GU: $18,110
— by NAICS Industry Sector
23 $38,880
31-33 $47,620
42 $34,370
44-45 $33,650
54 $38,660
56 $38,680
61 $37,380
72 $34,140
92 $44,680
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for carpet installers.
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
— National
U.S.: $37,270
— by State
AL: $31,340
AK: $42,440
AZ: $29,570
AR: $28,380
CA: $40,290
CO: $40,060
CT: $36,680
DE: $33,870
FL: $26,450
GA: $27,910
HI: $55,300
IL: $59,550
IN: $33,710
IA: $30,780
KS: $36,030
KY: $28,260
LA: $33,140
MD: $38,650
MA: $37,950
MI: $33,250
MN: $44,850
MS: $25,440
MO: $41,410
NE: $37,250
NV: $41,200
NJ: $32,740
NY: $34,330
NC: n.a.
ND: $36,580
OH: $28,530
OK: $35,940
OR: $42,090
PA: $38,000
RI: $30,430
SC: $30,110
SD: $23,650
TN: $27,870
TX: $35,690
UT: $24,410
VT: $31,840
VA: $30,170
WA: $40,120
WI: $38,690
— by NAICS Industry Sector
23 $38,720
31-33 $27,000
42 $46,190
44-45 $34,440
56 $32,460
61 $35,100
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles.
Floor sanders and finishers
— National
U.S.: $29,830
— by State
AL: $24,350
AZ: $19,550
CA: $36,970
CO: $30,850
CT: $34,620
FL: $22,700
GA: $25,640
IL: $33,130
IN: $28,620
IA: $33,800
KS: $26,830
KY: $34,940
LA: $23,010
MD: $28,400
MN: $42,300
MS: $20,690
MO: $39,720
NH: $32,810
NJ: $26,460
NM: $41,930
NY: $28,930
NC: $21,280
OH: $29,040
PA: $26,730
SC: $28,090
TN: $23,400
TX: $20,180
UT: $21,460
VA: $26,080
WA: $31,900
WV: $19,300
WI: $32,360
PR: $19,940
— by NAICS Industry Sector
23 $30,760
31-33 $22,430
44-45 $32,840
56 $20,710
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for floor sanders and finishers.
Tile and marble setters
— National
U.S.: $39,130
— by State
AL: $26,850
AK: $63,830
AZ: $32,420
AR: $29,330
CA: $42,310
CO: $42,140
CT: $46,740
DE: $51,920
FL: $32,560
GA: $38,070
HI: $47,480
ID: $34,110
IL: $50,910
IN: $31,730
IA: $35,290
KS: $39,570
KY: $35,460
LA: $32,490
ME: $31,710
MD: $38,710
MA: $58,260
MI: $41,870
MN: $49,110
MS: $29,420
MO: $38,810
MT: $38,830
NE: $37,360
NV: $42,720
NH: $35,110
NJ: $53,430
NM: $27,840
NY: $50,210
NC: $30,340
ND: $28,940
OH: $39,860
OK: $29,100
OR: $32,720
PA: $41,290
SC: $27,940
SD: $31,430
TN: $29,510
TX: $29,360
UT: $34,480
VA: $34,910
WA: $47,760
WV: $33,080
WI: $45,110
WY: $30,830
PR: $29,870
— by NAICS Industry Sector
23 $39,720
31-33 $30,320
42 $38,900
44-45 $37,510
56 $35,020
92 $51,050
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for tile and marble setters.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

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Area and Industry employment and wages
Carpet installers: (Area) (Industry)
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles: (Area) (Industry)
Floor sanders and finishers: (Area) (Industry)
Tile and marble setters: (Area) (Industry)
Also see Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers in the 2004-05 Occupational Outlook Handbook
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