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Carpet Installers
Construction and Extraction · SOC 47-2041
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$50,340
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
3,500
Proj. Annual Openings
13,780
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-10%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 47-2041 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 60/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $50,340
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 3,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -9.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 3,548 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
MonitoringCoordinationMathematicsCritical ThinkingQuality Control Analysis
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.2%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
10.9%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI6.3%
AI ability · AIOE26.3%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne87%
Top Skills
1.Monitoring
2.Coordination
3.Mathematics
4.Critical Thinking
5.Quality Control Analysis
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.
Common titles: Carpet Installer, Carpet Layer, Carpet Mechanic, Commercial Floor Covering Installer, Floor Coverer, Floor Covering Installer
Representative Tasks
- •Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.
- •Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
- •Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
- •Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
- •Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Cut carpet, vinyl or other flexible materials.
- •Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
- •Inspect work sites to determine condition or necessary repairs.
- •Mark reference points on construction materials.
- •Prepare surfaces for finishing.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotAya Associates Comp-U-FloorCarpet Dealer Management System CDMSeTakeoffFIRST FlooringFlooring Technologies QFloorsMeasure Square FloorEstimate ProPacific Solutions FloorRightRFMS Schedule Pro
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.2%
Avg AI Exposure
12
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 47-2041: 2019 — employment: 26,010, median wage: $40,090; 2020 — employment: 23,020, median wage: $41,480; 2021 — employment: 19,790, median wage: $46,640; 2022 — employment: 17,400, median wage: $45,240; 2023 — employment: 15,560, median wage: $47,520; 2025 — employment: 13,780, median wage: $50,340.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Outlook | Average | 70% Bright |
| Median Salary | $50,340 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |