Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles score 0 out of 100, which is low exposure to AI. That ranks #876 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 14 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 0 on its own and 0 more with extra software built on top of it. None of its tasks showed up in real AI use in April–May 2026.

0/ 100

Low

Rank: #876of 923 jobs
US workers: 23,640BLS, May 2025
Median pay: $56,460a year
In real AI use: 0 of 14tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

AI can speed this up on its own: 0 (0%)
AI can speed this up with extra software: 0 (0%)
Little or no AI speed-up: 14 (100%)

Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Form a smooth foundation by stapling plywood or Masonite over the floor or by brushing waterproof compound onto surface and filling cracks with plaster, putty, or grout to seal pores.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Roll and press sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Apply adhesive cement to floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Determine traffic areas and decide location of seams.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
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.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Remove excess cement to clean finished surface.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Disconnect and remove appliances, light fixtures, and worn floor and wall covering from floors, walls, and cabinets.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Heat and soften floor covering materials to patch cracks or fit floor coverings around irregular surfaces, using blowtorch.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task

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Questions about floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles and AI

Will AI replace floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles?

Unlikely. Most of the work is hard for today's AI to speed up. Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles score 0 out of 100 (low exposure), #876 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 0 of the job's 14 tasks, 0 of them on its own, while 14 see little or no speed-up. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles tasks are hardest for AI?

Tasks with little or no AI speed-up include "Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering"; "Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions"; "Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry".

Are people already using AI for this work?

Not much yet. None of the job's tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude in April–May 2026, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles, and what do they earn?

About 23,640 people in the US, with median pay of $56,460 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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