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Floor Sanders and Finishers

Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.

$50,440 medianHigh school

O*NET 31.0 · 47-2043.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Attach sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines.
  2. 02Buff and vacuum floors to ensure their cleanliness prior to the application of finish.
  3. 03Scrape and sand floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, and sandpaper.
  4. 04Inspect floors for smoothness.
  5. 05Guide sanding machines over surfaces of floors until surfaces are smooth.
  6. 06Apply filler compound and coats of finish to floors to seal wood.
  7. 07Remove excess glue from joints, using knives, scrapers, or wood chisels.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Floor FinisherFloor MechanicFloor SanderHardwood Floor SanderFinisherFloor RefinisherFloor Sander and FinisherHardwood Floor Finisher and SanderHardwood Floor RefinisherSander

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Knowledge the job leans on

Building and ConstructionCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageProduction and ProcessingAdministration and ManagementMechanicalMathematicsDesign

Skills that carry over from service

Operation and ControlCoordinationTime ManagementOperations MonitoringComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingQuality Control AnalysisService Orientation