Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
47-2042 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
National estimates for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Industry profile for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Geographic profile for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
National estimates for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 18,300 |
5.2 % |
$ 25.90 |
$ 53,880 |
2.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.35 |
$ 17.95 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 31.98 |
$ 39.72 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,840 |
$ 37,330 |
$ 48,060 |
$ 66,510 |
$ 82,630 |
Industry profile for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
12,920 |
1.60 |
$ 27.11 |
$ 56,400 |
| Home Furnishings Stores |
1,840 |
0.81 |
$ 24.32 |
$ 50,590 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
1,020 |
0.08 |
$ 24.97 |
$ 51,930 |
| Residential Building Construction |
640 |
0.08 |
$ 20.94 |
$ 43,560 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
290 |
0.03 |
$ 23.31 |
$ 48,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
Top paying industries for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
12,920 |
1.60 |
$ 27.11 |
$ 56,400 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
1,020 |
0.08 |
$ 24.97 |
$ 51,930 |
| Home Furnishings Stores |
1,840 |
0.81 |
$ 24.32 |
$ 50,590 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
290 |
0.03 |
$ 23.31 |
$ 48,490 |
| Furniture Stores |
90 |
0.04 |
$ 22.49 |
$ 46,780 |
Geographic profile for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,300 |
0.26 |
2.00 |
$ 30.97 |
$ 64,420 |
| Missouri |
1,060 |
0.39 |
2.99 |
$ 26.61 |
$ 55,340 |
| Texas |
840 |
0.07 |
0.53 |
$ 19.41 |
$ 40,380 |
| New York |
780 |
0.09 |
0.70 |
$ 31.11 |
$ 64,710 |
| Washington |
760 |
0.24 |
1.82 |
$ 22.88 |
$ 47,580 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
220 |
0.39 |
3.02 |
$ 35.89 |
$ 74,650 |
| Missouri |
1,060 |
0.39 |
2.99 |
$ 26.61 |
$ 55,340 |
| Nebraska |
270 |
0.28 |
2.19 |
$ 17.18 |
$ 35,730 |
| California |
4,300 |
0.26 |
2.00 |
$ 30.97 |
$ 64,420 |
| Washington |
760 |
0.24 |
1.82 |
$ 22.88 |
$ 47,580 |
Top paying states for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,180 |
0.21 |
1.58 |
$ 30.67 |
$ 63,800 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
660 |
0.43 |
3.31 |
$ 28.46 |
$ 59,190 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
650 |
0.07 |
0.58 |
$ 38.03 |
$ 79,100 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
550 |
0.24 |
1.88 |
$ 35.26 |
$ 73,340 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
520 |
0.41 |
3.12 |
$ 28.69 |
$ 59,670 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
480 |
0.25 |
1.91 |
$ 23.69 |
$ 49,270 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
470 |
0.46 |
3.56 |
$ 26.46 |
$ 55,050 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
440 |
0.32 |
2.43 |
$ 29.32 |
$ 60,980 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
400 |
0.22 |
1.67 |
$ 31.17 |
$ 64,830 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
390 |
0.36 |
2.80 |
$ 37.28 |
$ 77,540 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
50 |
0.52 |
4.01 |
$ 28.71 |
$ 59,710 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
470 |
0.46 |
3.56 |
$ 26.46 |
$ 55,050 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
170 |
0.44 |
3.35 |
$ 36.33 |
$ 75,560 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
660 |
0.43 |
3.31 |
$ 28.46 |
$ 59,190 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
520 |
0.41 |
3.12 |
$ 28.69 |
$ 59,670 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME |
80 |
0.40 |
3.05 |
$ 22.20 |
$ 46,180 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
390 |
0.36 |
2.80 |
$ 37.28 |
$ 77,540 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
440 |
0.32 |
2.43 |
$ 29.32 |
$ 60,980 |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
80 |
0.30 |
2.29 |
$ 14.69 |
$ 30,560 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
60 |
0.26 |
1.98 |
$ 21.39 |
$ 44,490 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
650 |
0.07 |
0.58 |
$ 38.03 |
$ 79,100 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
300 |
0.11 |
0.87 |
$ 37.89 |
$ 78,800 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
390 |
0.36 |
2.80 |
$ 37.28 |
$ 77,540 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
170 |
0.44 |
3.35 |
$ 36.33 |
$ 75,560 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
550 |
0.24 |
1.88 |
$ 35.26 |
$ 73,340 |
| Reno, NV |
50 |
0.23 |
1.78 |
$ 34.92 |
$ 72,630 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
380 |
0.09 |
0.69 |
$ 34.59 |
$ 71,950 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
210 |
0.08 |
0.62 |
$ 34.30 |
$ 71,330 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
150 |
0.15 |
1.13 |
$ 31.78 |
$ 66,100 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
400 |
0.22 |
1.67 |
$ 31.17 |
$ 64,830 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles:
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
