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57/ 100
Trades #396 of 1000 overall
Flooring Installer
PerspectaScore 57/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.
Where Flooring Installer ranks
How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.
The nine scores
Wealth Potential51/100
Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.
Freedom & Flexibility54/100
Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.
Job Stability60/100
Resilience to layoffs and recessions.
Career Mobility60/100
Room to climb and grow income over time.
Geographic Flexibility90/100
How easily this career relocates between states.
Degree / Training ROI52/100
Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.
Family Friendliness68/100
Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.
Burnout Risk50/100
Emotional and physical toll of the work.
Automation Risk20/100
Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.
Key facts
- Median salary
- $69,000
- Median take-home
- $56,701
- Top 10% salary
- $108,000
- Net worth @ 65
- $4.1M
- Lifetime earnings
- $7M
- Financial independence
- Age 51
- Education
- Apprenticeship
- Typical debt
- $8,000
Best states
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