Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-2043.00
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.
- US jobs
- 3,720
- Median wage
- $50,440 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of floor sanders and finishers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 30%Smooth surfaces of objects or equipmentNot measured
- 15%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
- 15%Inspect completed work or finished productsNot measured
- 15%Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processingNot measured
- 15%Apply protective solutions or coatingsNot measured
- 11%Dispose of waste or debrisNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Buff and vacuum floors to ensure their cleanliness prior to the application of finish.
- Scrape and sand floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, and sandpaper.
- Inspect floors for smoothness.
- Attach sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines.
- Guide sanding machines over surfaces of floors until surfaces are smooth.
- Apply filler compound and coats of finish to floors to seal wood.
- Remove excess glue from joints, using knives, scrapers, or wood chisels.
Other job titles for this occupation (22)
Finisher · Floor Finisher · Floor Mechanic · Floor Refinisher · Floor Sander · Floor Sander and Finisher · Hardwood Floor Finisher and Sander · Hardwood Floor Refinisher · Hardwood Floor Sander · Sander · Bowling Alley Refinisher · Floor Renovator · Floor Sanding Machine Operator · Floor Scraper · Floor Surfacer · Floorer · Hardwood Finisher · Liquid Floor and Wall Applier · Refinisher · Scraper · Surfacer · Wood Floor Refinisher