Commercial flooring recruiters serving Scranton.
Data center raised-access flooring and healthcare-grade flooring for Geisinger's tower are distinct, higher-skill installs than conventional commercial flooring.
An AWS data center, and an 11-story tower.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: the AWS data center and Geisinger's tower expansion as the two drivers of raised-access and healthcare-grade flooring demand.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial flooring contractors in Scranton against that documented context.
Data centers, and a hospital tower.
Two named drivers, spanning two distinct flooring specialties.
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One of two Amazon Web Services data centers in the state - the named driver behind data center raised-access flooring.
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An 11-story, 600,000 sq ft patient tower increasing capacity from 356 to 500 beds - the named driver behind healthcare-grade flooring.
What commercial flooring roles pay in Scranton.
In the Scranton metro, BLS puts the median for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers at $78,660 a year, in line with the $79,920 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Scranton ranks 58th on pay. The range runs from $57,210 at the 10th percentile to $124,990 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 Scranton pay for 4 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 | Scranton 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) | – | – | $55,690 | – | – |
| 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) | $78,660 | $57,210–$124,990 | $79,920 | −2% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Scranton 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 Scranton commercial flooring hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why we name the AWS data center and Geisinger, not NorthPoint
The NorthPoint Development data center campus in Hazle Township is named in the hub's own data as a planned 15-building project, but the flooring mini specifically names the AWS data center and Geisinger's tower, so that's what we report.
Why raised-access and healthcare-grade are two distinct specialties, not general installation
The hub draws a clear line: data center raised-access flooring and healthcare-grade flooring for Geisinger's tower are both distinct, higher-skill installs.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified raised-access flooring experience for AWS-adjacent roles, and healthcare-grade experience for Geisinger-adjacent roles - two distinct credential pools.
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 Scranton commercial flooring clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Raised-access flooring installer
- Healthcare-grade flooring installer
- Commercial flooring installer
- Commercial flooring project manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Scranton, see the Scranton 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 Scranton, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Scranton's commercial flooring segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Scranton flooring work, we also confirm whether the role is data-center or healthcare-grade scope.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Scranton commercial flooring candidate network, filtered for the right credential tier.
- 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 Scranton's documented general context.
How Scranton's commercial flooring market compares
In 2023 the Scranton metro had 8 nonresidential flooring contractors (counted by business location), with about 40 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $50,314, 35.6% below the national average of $78,136 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 17.6% over the year, faster than the 3% national increase, so local employers were adding people quicker than most of the country. That works out to 1.4 per 100,000 residents against 1.0 nationally, a crowded field where experienced people get approached often.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Philadelphia | 350 | $73,280 | 0.80 | 70 |
| Pittsburgh | 170 | $80,970 | 1.03 | 25 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem | – | – | – | 9 |
| Harrisburg | – | – | – | 7 |
| Lancaster | – | – | – | 7 |
| Scranton | – | – | – | 8 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:Local commercial flooring employers in Scranton are adding headcount, which means more employers competing for the same people.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Scranton metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Scranton's commercial flooring market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential flooring contractors in Scranton rose from 4 in 2018 to 8 in 2023, up 100%, ahead of the 7% national rise. With so few firms, one opening or closing moves that percentage a long way.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential flooring contractors: business locations | 4 | 8 | +100% |
| Nonresidential flooring contractors: employment | – | 40 | – |
| Nonresidential flooring contractors: average annual pay | – | $50,314 | – |
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 Scranton.
What are Scranton's two named flooring demand centers?
The AWS data center in Salem Township and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center's $900M expansion - both named directly in the metro's own data.
What is driving commercial flooring demand in Scranton right now?
Data center raised-access flooring and healthcare-grade flooring for Geisinger's tower are distinct, higher-skill installs than conventional commercial flooring.
How many nonresidential flooring contractors operate in Scranton?
BLS counted 8 nonresidential flooring contractors in Scranton in 2023, employing about 40 people between them. Up from 4 in 2018, a 100% increase against 7% growth nationally. That averages 5.0 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $50,314, 36% below the $78,136 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Scranton for floor layers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are New York (99 miles, about 1,180, $61,360 median), Philadelphia (104 miles, about 350, $73,280 median) and Albany (130 miles, about 60, $57,720 median).
We have not closed a commercial flooring search in Scranton yet. Here is what we have closed.
These are other trades in the same market. We would rather show you the searches we have actually run in Scranton than imply a record in this trade that we do not have yet.
- HVAC TechnicianA senior technician across commercial and industrial HVAC and refrigeration.
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