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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in Battle Creek, Michigan

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Career Projections for Battle Creek, Michigan

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles on average make:
$54,080 ($26.00/hour).

The number of positions in Battle Creek, Michigan are:
9
and by 2029 that number is projected to:
stay the same.

We predict that due to job growth or retirements there will be approximately:
1 every year.

The typical education needed to enter this job is:
a no formal education.

The typical training needed after hire is:
long-term on-the-job training.

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Other Job Titles

Asphalt Tile Floor Layer, Commercial Installer, Composition Floor Layer, Composition Floor Setter, Composition Tile Layer, Cork Floor Installer, Epoxy Installer, Floor Cover Layer, Floor Covering Contractor, Floor Covering Layer

Tools Used

Adhesive spreaders, Adhesive syringes, Adjustable wedges, Appliance sliders, Automatic plasma arc welding machines, Aviation snips, Bar scribers, Base molding lifters, Broad knives, Bubble levels

Tasks

  • Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
  • Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
  • Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
  • Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.
  • Form a smooth foundation by stapling plywood or Masonite over the floor or by brushing waterproof compound onto surface and filling cracks with plaster, putty, or grout to seal pores.

Personality

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Cooperation, Independence, Integrity, Achievement/Effort, Initiative, Persistence, Concern for Others, Adaptability/Flexibility

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