CAPABILITY CARD · Skilled Trades

The Carpet Installers capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 13,780 carpet installers in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

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13,780

working nationally

$50,340

Median / year

Core duties mapped

$776M

Federal market

What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten carpet installers wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01

Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.

Duty 02

Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.

Duty 03

Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.

Duty 04

Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.

Duty 05

Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.

Duty 06

Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place.

Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with carpet installers (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Autodesk AutoCAD ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft Word ★

Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 13,780 carpet installers earn a median of $50,340 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$50,340

Median pay / year

$24

Median / hour

13,780

Working nationally

Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for carpet installers. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics
Administration and Management
English Language
Building and Construction
Production and Processing

The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $776M in Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

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Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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