Careers · Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · Missouri
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in Missouri
Floor layers install shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative floor coverings by applying blocks, strips, or sheets to floors. This work takes place in commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, offices, and other facilities In Missouri the median pay is $54,710 a year, 3% below the national median of $56,460.
$54,710median pay in Missouri, per year
$42,270–$74,470middle half earn
590employed in Missouri
$56,460U.S. median, for comparison
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingTime Management
Knowledge areas
Building and ConstructionCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematics (knowledge)MechanicalProduction and ProcessingDesign
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles.
Licenses and training in Missouri
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles pay in other states
Alaska · $92,860Massachusetts · $79,280Hawaii · $77,280Illinois · $69,880New York · $61,360California · $61,210Pennsylvania · $60,050New Jersey · $59,840Ohio · $59,470Minnesota · $59,380
Related occupations
Carpet InstallersFloor Sanders and FinishersTile and Stone SettersBoilermakersBrickmasons and BlockmasonsStonemasonsCarpentersCement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 47-2042.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Missouri, annual.