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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,075 hours, for FLOOR COVER (Existing Title: Floor Layer) (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| FLOOR COVER (Existing Title: Floor Layer) | 0199 | Hybrid: 5,200 to 8,000 hours Hybrid: 4,075 to 6,225 hours Hybrid (V2): 4,132 to 6,032 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours |
| FLOOR COVER LAYER (RR Equip) | 0201 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| SOFT TILE SETTER (Const) | 0449 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles ($92,860) and Montana the lowest ($37,710), across the 44 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $92,860 | $44.64 | 70 |
| Massachusetts | $79,280 | $38.12 | 1,060 |
| Hawaii | $77,280 | $37.15 | 210 |
| Illinois | $69,880 | $33.60 | 1,330 |
| New York | $61,360 | $29.50 | 880 |
| California | $61,210 | $29.43 | 4,330 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,050 | $28.87 | 720 |
| New Jersey | $59,840 | $28.77 | 700 |
| Ohio | $59,470 | $28.59 | 850 |
| Minnesota | $59,380 | $28.55 | 490 |
| South Dakota | $58,930 | $28.33 | 180 |
| Nevada | $58,540 | $28.15 | 560 |
| Florida | $57,020 | $27.41 | 1,660 |
| Washington | $56,800 | $27.31 | 370 |
| Oregon | $56,460 | $27.14 | 300 |
| Iowa | $54,960 | $26.42 | 160 |
| Missouri | $54,710 | $26.30 | 590 |
| Maine | $53,390 | $25.67 | 120 |
| Wisconsin | $52,860 | $25.42 | 700 |
| North Carolina | $51,700 | $24.86 | 490 |
| Vermont | $51,200 | $24.62 | 60 |
| Indiana | $50,720 | $24.39 | 730 |
| Virginia | $50,440 | $24.25 | 270 |
| Kentucky | $50,380 | $24.22 | 390 |
| Tennessee | $49,900 | $23.99 | 200 |
| South Carolina | $49,860 | $23.97 | 170 |
| New Mexico | $49,790 | $23.94 | 200 |
| Mississippi | $49,240 | $23.67 | 100 |
| North Dakota | $48,050 | $23.10 | 90 |
| Utah | $47,900 | $23.03 | 550 |
| Maryland | $47,880 | $23.02 | 450 |
| Connecticut | $47,210 | $22.70 | 110 |
| Michigan | $46,800 | $22.50 | 670 |
| Georgia | $46,030 | $22.13 | 330 |
| Colorado | $46,020 | $22.13 | 240 |
| Kansas | $45,970 | $22.10 | 180 |
| West Virginia | $45,390 | $21.82 | 30 |
| Arizona | $44,740 | $21.51 | 610 |
| Texas | $43,070 | $20.71 | 1,480 |
| Louisiana | $42,260 | $20.32 | 70 |
| Arkansas | $40,750 | $19.59 | 210 |
| Alabama | $38,730 | $18.62 | 150 |
| Oklahoma | $38,030 | $18.29 | 140 |
| Montana | $37,710 | $18.13 | 50 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).