YOUR NEXT MISSION: BUILD SOMETHING OF YOUR OWN.
Build a Future You Can Stand On.
Leadership. Discipline. Accountability. Technical ability. Teamwork. Problem-solving. Adaptability. Attention to detail. The ability to complete the mission and take pride in doing the job right. The flooring industry needs those skills.
Turn Your EXPERIENCE Into a New Skill.
Professional flooring installation is a skilled trade that combines technical knowledge, craftsmanship, mathematics, problem-solving, tools, technology, and attention to detail.
Those are qualities many service members already understand.
Through training and hands-on experience, you can develop specialized skills in:
- Carpet installation
- Luxury vinyl plank and resilient flooring
- Hardwood flooring
- Ceramic and porcelain tile
- Floor preparation
- Measuring and estimating
- Tools and equipment
- Jobsite safety
- Professional installation standards
You already know how to learn, adapt, lead, and perform. Now put those abilities to work in an industry looking for people like you.
A CAREER WITH ROOM TO GROW
Flooring installation doesn’t have to be just your next job. It can be the beginning of something much bigger.
Some flooring professionals choose to become highly skilled installation technicians. Others build crews, manage projects, become independent contractors, work with retailers and commercial flooring companies, or establish businesses of their own.
With continuedtraining, education, hands-on experience, professionalism, and business development, six-figure earning potential is possible.
How far you take the opportunity is up to you.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN MORE THAN 20 STATES & GROWING.
Wherever your next mission takes you, FCEF can help you explore flooring installation training opportunities.
Training is available inmore than 20 states, giving transitioning military personnel opportunities to find education near their current location or in the community where they plan to begin the next chapter of their lives.
Is Flooring the Right Next Step for You?
Why Is My Military Experience an Advantage?
The flooring industry needs the qualities military personnel bring to the workplace: responsibility, accountability, teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, attention to detail, and a commitment to getting the job done right.
You’ve already been developing these skills throughout your military career. We’ll help you build on that foundation by adding professional flooring installation skills.
Can My Flooring Skills Help Me Build a Business?
Absolutely. Military service teaches leadership, planning, execution, and the importance of getting results — qualities that can help you build more than a career.
As your flooring experience, technical knowledge, reputation, and industry relationships grow, you may have opportunities to become an independent contractor, lead your own installation crew, or build a flooring company of your own.
Learn the trade. Master the craft. Lead the team. Own the opportunity.
Are Scholarships Available for Flooring Training?
FCEF scholarship opportunities can help make professional flooring installation training more accessible. Find out more about our scholarships here.
What Is Flooring Installation Work Like?
Flooring installation gives you the opportunity to do meaningful, hands-on work while using the technical and problem-solving skills you already have.
Flooring technicians work in homes, offices, schools, hotels, hospitals, retail spaces, military facilities, and commercial buildings — primarily in indoor, acclimated or climate-controlled environments.
Every project can bring a new challenge and a new opportunity to put your skills to work.
What Makes Flooring Installation Rewarding?
There’s something powerful about standing back at the end of a project and seeing exactly what your work accomplished.
You measure, prepare, install, problem-solve, and pay attention to the details. Then you get to see the transformation — taking a space from outdated or unfinished to something you can be proud of.
At the end of the day, there’s real satisfaction in looking at a completed project and saying,“I did that.”
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HARDWOOD SOLUTIONS
“As a flooring craftsman, you can make the money you want. If you want to make a lot of money, you will make it. If you want to make less money and work less, you can.”