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Also called finisher, floor finisher, hardwood finisher and hardwood floor finisher and sander.
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Floor Sander and Finisher
Floor sanders and finishers scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces, apply finish, and ensure cleanliness by buffing and vacuuming. They work with sanding machines, scrapers, and fillers to achieve quality results
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Buffed and vacuumed floors every shift to ensure cleanliness and readiness for finishing
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Inspected floors for smoothness, identifying areas needing additional sanding or finishing.
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Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $41,600 |
|---|---|
| Median | $50,440 |
| 75th percentile | $59,620 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | $48,000 | $55,180 | $58,430 |
| FL | $45,800 | $52,060 | $53,340 |
| GA | $40,530 | $40,530 | $49,970 |
| IA | $32,750 | $46,810 | $50,110 |
| IN | $40,260 | $46,520 | $53,310 |
| KY | $50,540 | $54,580 | $65,950 |
| MA | $48,170 | $58,230 | $63,310 |
| MD | $41,610 | $51,100 | $70,890 |
| MI | $39,120 | $51,400 | $56,640 |
| MN | $58,390 | $62,940 | $62,940 |
| MO | $48,190 | $48,540 | $55,690 |
| NC | $36,970 | $39,170 | $44,800 |
| NE | $42,150 | $43,880 | $45,290 |
| NH | $46,800 | $47,310 | $53,170 |
| NY | $59,020 | $60,470 | $72,560 |
| OH | $40,130 | $48,000 | $56,160 |
| OR | $61,370 | $62,020 | $62,860 |
| PA | $39,720 | $45,450 | $61,190 |
| PR | $21,840 | $21,980 | $21,980 |
| SC | $41,670 | $44,310 | $46,280 |
| TX | $37,070 | $40,120 | $56,070 |
| UT | $68,230 | $74,240 | $77,410 |
| VA | $33,860 | $46,860 | $54,530 |
| WA | $48,110 | $55,620 | $66,830 |
Other names
finisher, floor finisher, hardwood finisher, hardwood floor finisher and sander, bowling alley refinisher, floor refinisher, hardwood floor refinisher, refinisher, wood floor refinisher, floor mechanic, floor renovator, floor sander.
floor sanding machine operator, floor scraper, floor surfacer, floorer, hardwood floor sander, liquid floor and wall applier, sander, scraper, surfacer.
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Already yours: Smoothing surfaces, Inspecting completed work, Cleaning building walls and floors
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| Median pay | $50,440 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Cleaning facilities and sites, Removing excess materials, Loading materials into construction equipment
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Already yours: Smoothing surfaces, Inspecting completed work
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
| Median pay | $57,020 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Finishing concrete surfaces, Applying masonry finishes, Cleaning surfaces for work
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This page is about the occupation Floor Sanders and Finishers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.