AI Career Radar

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

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

AI exposure21 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation15
Freedom to set tasks81
Repeating the same tasks32
$56,460Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+9%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
40Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
53
Critical Thinking
63
47
Monitoring
63
47
Judgment and Decision Making
63
47
Coordination
62
47
Active Learning
62
44
Complex Problem Solving
62
44
Time Management
61
47
Reading Comprehension
61
35
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Writing
60
35
Instructing
58
35
Learning Strategies
58
28
Systems Analysis
57
19
Service Orientation
56
35
Systems Evaluation
56
19
Persuasion
54
35
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
38
Science
52
6
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
25
Equipment Selection
47
16
Troubleshooting
47
16
Technology Design
47
6
Management of Material Resources
47
6
Management of Financial Resources
47
3
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
31
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
35

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
35%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Learning

73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
37%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Systems Evaluation, Writing

#3Dental HygienistsHealthcare
72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
27%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Critical Thinking

#4Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking

71/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
34%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.