Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Lay out, position, and apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs.8
• Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.10
• Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.13

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 16 puts Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 14 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 0 augmentable, and 14 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: lean into the durable core above and adopt AI on the routine remainder before it becomes a mandate.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $56,460median wage
• 23,640employed
• 2,700annual openings
• +9.5%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Tile and Stone Setters 15
• Carpet Installers 19
• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 18
• Floor Sanders and Finishers 26
• Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 20
• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 22

FAQ — Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

What does a score of 16 mean for a Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles?

It means that, weighted across the 14 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 16 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Lay out, position, and apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs; 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. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.