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Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

$52.33K Median Salary 200 Job Openings (Annual Projection) -10% Job Growth

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About This Career

Apply a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to fashion durable and decorative surfaces.

Reported Job Titles

Grinder, Installer, Terrazzo Finisher, Terrazzo Grinder, Terrazzo Installer, Terrazzo Journeyman, Terrazzo Laborer, Terrazzo Mechanic, Terrazzo Tile Setter, Terrazzo Worker

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Manual Dexterity

Multilimb Coordination

Near Vision

Trunk Strength

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Extent Flexibility

Far Vision

Finger Dexterity

Control Precision

Problem Sensitivity

Stamina

Static Strength

Visualization

Dynamic Strength

Information Ordering

Selective Attention

Visual Color Discrimination

Knowledge

Building and Construction

Design

Mathematics

English Language

Administration and Management

Customer and Personal Service

Chemistry

Mechanical

Public Safety and Security

Skills

Coordination

Quality Control Analysis

Technology Skills

Accounting software

Project management software

Spreadsheet software

Operating system software

Analytical or scientific software

Tools

Trowels

Power grinders

Concrete spreaders

C clamps

Masks or accessories

Floats

Power buffers

Plaster or mortar mixers

Hand sprayers

Pneumatic hammer

Grinding or polishing machines

Goggles

Pressure or steam cleaners

Stonemason chisel

Shears

Straight edges

Power sanders

Claw hammer

Putty knives

Edgers

Notebook computers

Power drills

Shovels

Desktop computers

Wire brushes

Power saws

Abilities

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.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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.
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.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
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.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Dynamic Strength: The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

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.
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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.
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.
Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Skills

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Technology Skills

Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT

Tools

Trowels: Pointing trowels; Round-point trowels
Power grinders: Underwater power grinders
Concrete spreaders: Power screeds
C clamps:
Masks or accessories: Dust masks
Floats: Concrete floats; Rubber floats; Spreaders; Wood floats
Power buffers: Portable buffers
Plaster or mortar mixers: Mud mixers
Hand sprayers: Spray guns
Pneumatic hammer: Underwater jackhammers
Grinding or polishing machines: Polishing machines
Goggles: Safety goggles
Pressure or steam cleaners: Pressure cleaners
Stonemason chisel: Hand chisels
Shears: Metal shears
Straight edges: Straightedges
Power sanders: Power hand sanders
Claw hammer: Claw hammers
Putty knives:
Edgers: Bump cutters; Edging trowels; Groovers
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Power drills: Hand drills
Shovels: Snow shovels
Desktop computers:
Wire brushes: Wire cleaning brushes
Power saws: Chain saws

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