Commercial flooring recruiters serving the Space Coast.
Static-control, aerospace-grade flooring for Blue Origin's and Extant Aerospace's facilities is a distinct, higher-skill install than conventional commercial flooring.
Two named rocket and aircraft manufacturers.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: Blue Origin and Extant Aerospace as the two drivers of aerospace-grade flooring demand.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial flooring contractors on the Space Coast against that documented context.
The New Glenn rocket, and a growing aircraft manufacturer.
Two named drivers, both aerospace manufacturing.
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An 830,000 sq ft manufacturing facility on Blue Origin's Merritt Island campus, producing the New Glenn rocket's upper stage - the named driver behind static-control, aerospace-grade flooring.
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376,000 sq ft of new manufacturing space in Melbourne - a second named driver of aerospace-grade flooring demand.
What commercial flooring roles pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
In the Palm Bay-Melbourne metro, BLS puts the median for tile and stone setters at $47,320 a year, 15% below the $55,690 national median. Among the 84 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Palm Bay-Melbourne ranks 58th on pay. The range runs from $35,970 at the 10th percentile to $75,200 at the 90th, so experience is priced well above the middle of the market. Floor layers, tile setters and carpet installers are published separately, which is why the range across the rows below is wide. BLS does not publish Palm Bay-Melbourne pay for 3 of the roles below, which it withholds where a metro's sample is too small to be reliable. National benchmarks by role are in the 2026 Commercial Flooring Salary Guide.
| Role | Palm Bay-Melbourne median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Floor LayerFloor Layers (47-2042) | – | – | $56,460 | – | – |
| Tile and Stone SetterTile and Stone Setters (47-2044) | $47,320 | $35,970–$75,200 | $55,690 | −15% | 140 |
| Carpet InstallerCarpet Installers (47-2041) | – | – | $50,340 | – | – |
| Floor Sander / FinisherFloor Sanders and Finishers (47-2043) | – | – | $50,440 | – | – |
| Flooring ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,280 | $50,120–$103,080 | $79,920 | −5% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Palm Bay-Melbourne metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile. Headcount is shown for field occupations only; management, estimating and supervisory codes are counted across every industry in the metro.
What candidates expect. What credentials matter. What kills offers.
We don't tell prospective clients who their competitors are hiring - that's a discipline our clients value, and we'll honor it on a call. What we will share publicly: how Space Coast commercial flooring hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why we name Blue Origin and Extant, not Project Hinton or Health First
Project Hinton's confidential $1.8B aerospace program and Health First Palm Bay Hospital's $200M expansion are both named in the hub's own data, but the flooring mini specifically names Blue Origin and Extant, so that's what we report.
Why static-control, aerospace-grade flooring is the named specialty, not general installation
The hub draws a clear line: static-control, aerospace-grade flooring for these two manufacturers is distinct and higher-skill than conventional commercial flooring.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified static-control, aerospace-grade flooring experience, not resume claims, given the specific specialty the hub names.
Realistic timelines
Standard commercial flooring roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer, consistent with the region's broader hiring timeline. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The commercial flooring positions we fill, most often.
Across all Palm Bay-Melbourne commercial flooring clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Aerospace-grade static-control flooring installer
- Commercial flooring installer
- Resilient flooring installer
- Commercial flooring project manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade on the Space Coast, see the Palm Bay-Melbourne metro overview. To learn more about commercial flooring generally (across all 100+ markets we serve), see our Commercial Flooring industry page.
How we recruit commercial flooring in Palm Bay-Melbourne, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in the Space Coast's commercial flooring segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Space Coast flooring work, we also confirm whether the role requires aerospace-grade static-control certification.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Space Coast commercial flooring candidate network, filtered for verified aerospace-grade experience where relevant.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real installation history rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against the Space Coast's documented general context.
How Palm Bay-Melbourne's commercial flooring market compares
In 2023 the Palm Bay-Melbourne metro had 6 nonresidential flooring contractors (counted by business location), with about 24 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $44,573, 43% below the national average of $78,136 for the same kind of employer. Headcount at these firms held flat over the year, while nationally it grew 3%. The number of these employers fell 14.3%, as firms merged, closed or moved out. That works out to 0.9 per 100,000 residents, close to the 1.0 national rate.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Jacksonville | 200 | $56,950 | 1.71 | 13 |
| Miami | – | – | – | 58 |
| Tampa | – | $57,020 | – | 33 |
| Orlando | – | – | – | 34 |
| North Port-Sarasota | – | – | – | 8 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | – | – | – | 8 |
| Lakeland | – | – | – | 9 |
| Deltona-Daytona | – | – | – | 8 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | – | – | – | 6 |
| Port St. Lucie | – | – | – | 5 |
| Pensacola | – | – | – | 4 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Palm Bay-Melbourne metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Palm Bay-Melbourne's commercial flooring market has changed since 2018.
Palm Bay-Melbourne had 6 nonresidential flooring contractors in 2023, exactly as many as in 2018. With so few firms, one opening or closing moves that percentage a long way. Headcount at those firms went down 33%, to about 24 people. Average annual pay there went from $40,168 to $44,573 (+11%), slower than the 23% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential flooring contractors: business locations | 6 | 6 | +0% |
| Nonresidential flooring contractors: employment | 36 | 24 | −33% |
| Nonresidential flooring contractors: average annual pay | $40,168 | $44,573 | +11% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Frequently asked — commercial flooring hiring in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
What are Palm Bay-Melbourne's two named flooring demand centers?
Blue Origin's $600M "Project Horizon" expansion and Extant Aerospace's $75M+ manufacturing facility - both named directly in the metro's own data as aerospace-grade flooring drivers.
What is driving commercial flooring demand in Palm Bay-Melbourne right now?
Static-control, aerospace-grade flooring for Blue Origin's and Extant Aerospace's facilities is a distinct, higher-skill install than conventional commercial flooring.
Which commercial flooring roles pay the most in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
Of the roles we recruit for, Flooring Foreman pays the most in Palm Bay-Melbourne, a $76,280 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Tile and Stone Setter at $47,320, 38% below it. Tile and Stone Setter trails national pay the most (15% below).
How many nonresidential flooring contractors operate in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
BLS counted 6 nonresidential flooring contractors in Palm Bay-Melbourne in 2023, employing about 24 people between them. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (6). That averages 4.0 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $44,573, 43% below the $78,136 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Palm Bay-Melbourne for floor layers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Tampa (114 miles, $57,020 median) and Jacksonville (171 miles, about 200, $56,950 median).
Hiring commercial flooring talent on the Space Coast?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.