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Roofers vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Roofers and Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Roofers Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$50,970
$54,340
Employment · BLS OEWS
136,740
24,850
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
2nd pct
6th pct

At a glance

Dimension Roofers Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Median pay $50,970 $54,340
Employment 136,740 24,850
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.9%) Growing fast (+9.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 12,700 2,700
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 2nd pct Low · 6th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 10th pct · 13% of tasks 3rd pct · 10% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Building and Construction, Problem Sensitivity, Trunk Strength, Extent Flexibility, Coordination, Near Vision, Customer and Personal Service, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Oral Comprehension, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Education and Training, Mathematics, Design, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Finger Dexterity, Control Precision, Static Strength, Mechanical, Speaking, Monitoring, Time Management, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Visualization, Selective Attention, Speech Recognition, Complex Problem Solving.

Specific to Roofers

  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Gross Body Coordination
  • Stamina
  • Far Vision
  • Administration and Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control

Specific to Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

  • Production and Processing
  • Speech Clarity
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Written Comprehension
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Originality

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Computer aided design CAD software , Data base user interface and query software , Project management software .

Specific to Roofers

Specific to Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Roofers or Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Roofers vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/roofers-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles

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Singulariki. (2026). Roofers vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/roofers-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Roofers vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles},
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