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Overview
Floor and wall coverings shop managers run specialised retail shops for carpets, rugs, wallpaper, flooring and wall-covering products, with responsibility for staff, sales activity and daily operations.
In job descriptions, look for customer advice, supplier contact, stock control, goods labelling, cost estimates for covering work, shop budgets, purchasing rules, staff scheduling and theft prevention.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
This role manages a specialist shop where customers compare carpets, rugs, wallpaper, flooring and wall coverings. Daily work can include staff planning, supplier contact, product labelling, stock checks, sales targets and customer advice.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include explaining carpet quality, calculating covering costs, managing budgets, keeping supplier relationships, preventing theft and making sure goods are labelled correctly. Product knowledge matters because customers often need practical installation guidance.
Salary context
Salary context depends on shop size, staff responsibility, sales volume, supplier purchasing, budget control, product range and whether the manager also handles estimates for covering projects. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward larger store management, regional retail roles, purchasing, supplier account management, interior materials sales or specialist project advice for floor and wall products.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention carpets, wallpaper, flooring, trade customers, installation estimates or showroom sales. A title can cover very different work depending on whether the shop is mainly retail, trade supply or project advice.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
41-1011.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to more than one exact ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Mapping project version 1: O*NET-SOC 2019 → ESCO 1.1.0. Targets are validated against ESCO 1.2.1.
Source: European Commission, joint ESCO Secretariat and USDOL/ETA project. O*NET Database: USDOL/ETA. This presentation uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.
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Official sources and licenses
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
47.53Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings
Alternative labels
carpet and rug store manager
carpet store manager
carpet and rug shop manager
wallpaper and accessories shop manager
wallpaper shop manager
interior fitting store manager
interior decoration store manager
floor and wall store manager
wallpaper and accessories store manager
interior fitting shop manager
interior decoration shop manager
carpet superstore manager
wallpaper store manager
Occupation group
shop manager (1420.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/664f7498-8e4b-48f8-9fe2-436a692f1204 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1420.4.21 |
| ISCO group | 1420 |
| Concept type | Occupation |