73113 – Floor covering installers
Lead statement
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.
Main 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.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a two- to three-year apprenticeship program orover four years of work experience in the trade and some courses in floor covering installation are usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Trade certification for floor covering installers is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified floor covering installers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Example job titles
apprentice floor covering installer · floor covering installer apprentice · journeyman/woman floor covering installer · floor covering mechanic · vinyl tile layer · linoleum floor installer · linoleum floor layer · broadloom installer · carpet installer · carpet layer · parquet floor layer · floor layer · wood floor installer · vinyl floor installer · vinyl floor layer · floor covering installer · hardwood floor covering installer · residential wall and floor covering installer · residential floor and wall covering installer · resilient floor installer · resilient floor layer · rug layer · rug installer · composition floor layer · floor sheeting layer · floor tile layer · journeyman/woman floor mechanic · wood floor covering layer · linoleum floor covering installer · linoleum floor covering layer · hardwood floor layer
Wages (per hour)
| Province / territory | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $17.00 | $26.00 | $43.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.64 | $23.69 | $33.69 |
| Nova Scotia | $20.00 | $20.50 | $26.44 |
| New Brunswick | $20.25 | $23.14 | $28.34 |
| Quebec | $24.42 | $36.60 | $43.27 |
| Ontario | $17.60 | $26.00 | $35.00 |
| Manitoba | $16.00 | $22.40 | $31.00 |
| Saskatchewan | $20.00 | $25.00 | $31.25 |
| Alberta | $17.00 | $25.00 | $42.31 |
| British Columbia | $22.00 | $30.00 | $39.20 |
Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Occupation details: ESDC OaSIS 2025, based on NOC 2021.