Carpet Installers

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Why it fits

Reuses repair judgment, tools, flooring defects, customer sites, work orders, and broad building maintenance.

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Why it fits

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JOB SCORE
3.8/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

61% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): This occupation shows a significant risk of end-to-end replacement by automation. Many core parts of the role may be structured, repeatable, software-driven, or physically predictable enough for AI, machines, or robotic systems to take over. If you work in this area, it may be worth exploring safer related careers or moving towards more human-centred responsibilities.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Thinking creatively

Quite important
Why this matters
Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.
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Decision-making and problem solving

Quite important
Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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What users think

Based on 54 votes

36% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 61% chance of automation.

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What is the likelihood that Carpet Installers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Carpet Installers was $49,850 ($24 per hour).

The median annual wage for Carpet Installers was 0.7% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

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Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Carpet Installers' job openings is expected to decline 9.6% by 2034

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Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 14,980 people employed as 'Carpet Installers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 10 thousand people are employed as 'Carpet Installers'.

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What people are saying (2)

William Joseph McCormick
19 Jul 2025 14:53
I agree with the other guy there is no way possible!! And where you get the facts of what carpet installers make I made $380,000 one year installing carpet. First of all we don't get paid by the hour we get paid by the square foot or square yard so the skies the limit. I put it flooring in for lawyers that make four or $500 an hour that tell me they don't make the kind of money I make. I don't know where you get your information but I'm surely glad that you get it and it says stupid things like that
Rudi (No chance)
13 Aug 2023 12:19
I'm a carpet / vinyl layer. There's no way this can be automated
Don't be silly
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Job description

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.

O*NET-SOC code: 47-2041.00