Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
47-2041 Carpet Installers
Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials. Excludes “Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles” (47-2042).
National estimates for Carpet Installers
Industry profile for Carpet Installers
Geographic profile for Carpet Installers
National estimates for Carpet Installers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Carpet Installers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 19,790 |
5.6 % |
$ 23.42 |
$ 48,710 |
2.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Carpet Installers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.98 |
$ 17.46 |
$ 22.42 |
$ 28.73 |
$ 36.50 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,090 |
$ 36,310 |
$ 46,640 |
$ 59,770 |
$ 75,920 |
Industry profile for Carpet Installers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Carpet Installers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Carpet Installers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Carpet Installers:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Carpet Installers:
Top paying industries for Carpet Installers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Furniture Stores |
380 |
0.18 |
$ 25.73 |
$ 53,510 |
| Residential Building Construction |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 24.82 |
$ 51,630 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
9,850 |
1.22 |
$ 23.76 |
$ 49,410 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 23.59 |
$ 49,070 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 23.06 |
$ 47,960 |
Geographic profile for Carpet Installers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Carpet Installers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Carpet Installers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Carpet Installers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,130 |
0.25 |
1.78 |
$ 25.72 |
$ 53,500 |
| Nevada |
1,400 |
1.09 |
7.74 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,910 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,370 |
0.25 |
1.75 |
$ 24.23 |
$ 50,400 |
| Illinois |
810 |
0.14 |
1.03 |
$ 30.53 |
$ 63,490 |
| Texas |
700 |
0.06 |
0.40 |
$ 16.78 |
$ 34,890 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpet Installers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
1,400 |
1.09 |
7.74 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,910 |
| Delaware |
190 |
0.43 |
3.05 |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,500 |
| Montana |
150 |
0.33 |
2.33 |
$ 16.74 |
$ 34,830 |
| Oregon |
480 |
0.27 |
1.89 |
$ 23.29 |
$ 48,450 |
| California |
4,130 |
0.25 |
1.78 |
$ 25.72 |
$ 53,500 |
Top paying states for Carpet Installers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
430 |
0.13 |
0.91 |
$ 33.53 |
$ 69,730 |
| Illinois |
810 |
0.14 |
1.03 |
$ 30.53 |
$ 63,490 |
| New York |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 29.79 |
$ 61,970 |
| Delaware |
190 |
0.43 |
3.05 |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,500 |
| Hawaii |
120 |
0.22 |
1.54 |
$ 26.02 |
$ 54,130 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Carpet Installers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
1,210 |
1.32 |
9.36 |
$ 25.27 |
$ 52,570 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,080 |
0.19 |
1.34 |
$ 25.57 |
$ 53,190 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
730 |
0.32 |
2.31 |
$ 29.44 |
$ 61,240 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
610 |
0.23 |
1.63 |
$ 26.76 |
$ 55,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
570 |
0.13 |
0.96 |
$ 31.89 |
$ 66,330 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
530 |
0.38 |
2.74 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
420 |
0.23 |
1.66 |
$ 26.22 |
$ 54,540 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
360 |
0.23 |
1.66 |
$ 21.95 |
$ 45,660 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
350 |
0.28 |
1.97 |
$ 27.33 |
$ 56,840 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
350 |
0.16 |
1.17 |
$ 22.05 |
$ 45,860 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpet Installers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
1,210 |
1.32 |
9.36 |
$ 25.27 |
$ 52,570 |
| Lebanon, PA |
40 |
0.83 |
5.92 |
$ 20.30 |
$ 42,220 |
| Reno, NV |
170 |
0.70 |
4.97 |
$ 26.04 |
$ 54,170 |
| Lancaster, PA |
140 |
0.58 |
4.15 |
$ 22.73 |
$ 47,280 |
| Prescott, AZ |
30 |
0.49 |
3.50 |
$ 19.96 |
$ 41,520 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL |
40 |
0.40 |
2.83 |
$ 23.88 |
$ 49,680 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
530 |
0.38 |
2.74 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
| Appleton, WI |
50 |
0.38 |
2.74 |
$ 19.86 |
$ 41,320 |
| Salisbury, MD-DE |
60 |
0.37 |
2.65 |
$ 24.00 |
$ 49,930 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
50 |
0.35 |
2.51 |
$ 19.61 |
$ 40,780 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Carpet Installers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
330 |
0.13 |
0.90 |
$ 35.77 |
$ 74,390 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
50 |
0.20 |
1.39 |
$ 32.33 |
$ 67,250 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
570 |
0.13 |
0.96 |
$ 31.89 |
$ 66,330 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
40 |
0.12 |
0.84 |
$ 30.03 |
$ 62,460 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
730 |
0.32 |
2.31 |
$ 29.44 |
$ 61,240 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 29.43 |
$ 61,220 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 27.64 |
$ 57,480 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
350 |
0.28 |
1.97 |
$ 27.33 |
$ 56,840 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
610 |
0.23 |
1.63 |
$ 26.76 |
$ 55,660 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
420 |
0.23 |
1.66 |
$ 26.22 |
$ 54,540 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Carpet Installers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpet Installers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Carpet Installers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
