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Floor Sanders and Finishers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$50,440
United States, 2025
Employment
3,720
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.
- O*NET code
- 47-2043.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$37,070
25th percentile
$41,600
75th percentile
$59,620
90th percentile
$70,340
Most important skills
- Operation and Control3.1
- Active Listening3.0
- Coordination3.0
- Time Management2.9
- Operations Monitoring2.9
- Monitoring2.9
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Critical Thinking2.8
- Speaking2.8
- Quality Control Analysis2.6
- Active Learning2.6
- Reading Comprehension2.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 3 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
3
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operation and Control | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Floor Sanders and FinishersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT | $74,240 | 30 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $63,290 | — | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $62,940 | — | 2025 |
| MN | $62,940 | — | 2025 |
| OR | $62,020 | — | 2025 |
| NY | $60,470 | 240 | 2025 |
| MA | $58,230 | — | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $56,800 | — | 2025 |
| WA | $55,620 | 90 | 2025 |
| CO | $55,180 | 130 | 2025 |
| KY | $54,580 | — | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $54,580 | — | 2025 |
| FL | $52,060 | 270 | 2025 |
| MI | $51,400 | — | 2025 |
| MD | $51,100 | — | 2025 |
| MO | $48,540 | — | 2025 |
| OH | $48,000 | — | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | $47,800 | — | 2025 |
| NH | $47,310 | — | 2025 |
| VA | $46,860 | 110 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.