Carpet Installers

Moderate Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
45%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
36%
(Low Risk, Based on 54 votes)
Average: 41%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-8.9%
by year 2033
WAGES
$47,520
or $22.84 per hour
Volume
15,560
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
3.8/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

45% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

36% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 45% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Carpet Installers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Carpet Installers' job openings is expected to decline 8.9% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Carpet Installers' was 47.520 $, or 23 $ per hour

'Carpet Installers' were paid 1.1% lower than the national median wage, which stood at 48.060 $

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 15,560 people employed as 'Carpet Installers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 9 thousand people are employed as 'Carpet Installers'.

Job description

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.

SOC Code: 47-2041.00

Comments (2)

William Joseph McCormick
19 Jul 2025 14:53
I agree with the other guy there is no way possible!! And where you get the facts of what carpet installers make I made $380,000 one year installing carpet. First of all we don't get paid by the hour we get paid by the square foot or square yard so the skies the limit. I put it flooring in for lawyers that make four or $500 an hour that tell me they don't make the kind of money I make. I don't know where you get your information but I'm surely glad that you get it and it says stupid things like that
Rudi (No chance)
13 Aug 2023 12:19
I'm a carpet / vinyl layer. There's no way this can be automated
Don't be silly
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