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Floor Sanders and Finishers

$46.06K Median Salary 700 Job Openings (Annual Projection) 4.2% Job Growth

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About This Career

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

Reported Job Titles

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

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Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Control Precision

Manual Dexterity

Multilimb Coordination

Trunk Strength

Finger Dexterity

Near Vision

Stamina

Extent Flexibility

Oral Comprehension

Static Strength

Dynamic Strength

Oral Expression

Reaction Time

Selective Attention

Knowledge

Building and Construction

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Production and Processing

Administration and Management

Mechanical

Skills

Operation and Control

Active Listening

Coordination

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Project management software

Video creation and editing software

Computer aided design CAD software

Data base user interface and query software

Tools

Power sanders

Floor scrapers

Floor polishers

Masks or accessories

Cleaning cloths or wipes

Pneumatic sanding machines

Edging tools

Acoustic ear muffs or defenders

Edgers

Utility knives

Wet or dry combination vacuum cleaners

Paint brushes

Floor scrubbers

Wood chisels

Paint rollers

Claw hammer

Drum sander

Safety glasses

Sanding machines

Power saws

Sanding blocks

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Dynamic Strength: The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Skills

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Video creation and editing software: YouTube
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software

Tools

Power sanders: Power hand sanders
Floor scrapers:
Floor polishers:
Masks or accessories: Dust masks
Cleaning cloths or wipes: Tack cloths
Pneumatic sanding machines:
Edging tools: Finish edging tools
Acoustic ear muffs or defenders: Protective ear muffs
Edgers: Bump cutters; Edging trowels; Groovers
Utility knives: Precision knives
Wet or dry combination vacuum cleaners: Shop vacuums
Paint brushes: Paint application brushes
Floor scrubbers:
Wood chisels:
Paint rollers: Paint application rollers
Claw hammer: Claw hammers
Drum sander: Drum sanders
Safety glasses: Protective safety glasses
Sanding machines: Edge sanders; Wide belt sanders
Power saws: Chain saws
Sanding blocks: Hand sanding blocks
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:

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