Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Ocupacions

Hardwood floor layer

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Hardwood floor installer Hardwood floor layer Installer of harwood floors Parquet floor installer Parquet floor layer Timber floor layer Wood floor layer

Hardwood floor layers install floors made of solid wood. They prepare the surface, cut parquet or board elements to size, and lay them in a predetermined pattern, straight and flush.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Preparing floor areas for covering with a variety of materials;
(b) Assembling carpet, tiles or other materials and laying them on floors according to design and other specifications;
(c) Preparing wall areas for covering with tiles or other materials for decorative or other purposes such as acoustic insulation;
(d) Setting tiles and constructing and laying mosaic panels to walls, floors and other surfaces.

Knowledge

  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Fine arts

Digital competencies

  • Installing floor and wall coverings
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Applying protective or decorative solutions or coatings
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Maintaining operational records

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Working efficiently
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Building finishers and related trades workers

Floor layers and tile setters

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Floor layers and tile setters

62

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

38,99%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

16,98% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

83,87%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

25,81%

Part-time contracts

1,05% Turnover index

314

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-7%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

96%

4%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Building finishers and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Floor layers and tile setters

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
6%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
42%
Between 4 and 8 years
12%
More than 8 years
18%
Manufacturing
46%
Construction
12%
Transportation and storage
10%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
7%
Others
16%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.