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Floor Sanders and Finishers Salary in VA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Floor Sanders and Finishers in VA have a median annual salary of $46,860, with 110 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $31,140 at the 10th percentile to $67,200 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$46,860

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$22.53

Employment

110

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$31,140
10th
$33,860
25th
$46,860
Median
$54,530
75th
$67,200
90th

Local compared with national

VA

$46,860

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,440

Median annual · 2025

The VA median is 7.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,580).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  3. 3.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.9
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.8
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.6
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Floor planning software
  • FloorCOST Estimator for Excel
  • Flooring Technologies QFloors
  • Measure Square
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Pacific Solutions FloorRight
  • Vimeo

Common 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.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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