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Floor Sanders and Finishers
Construction and Extraction · SOC 47-2043
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$50,440
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
700
Proj. Annual Openings
3,720
Employment (OEWS 2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.4%
Top Skills
1.Operation and Control
2.Active Listening
3.Coordination
4.Monitoring
5.Operations Monitoring
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.
Common titles: Finisher, Floor Finisher, Floor Mechanic, Floor Refinisher, Floor Sander, Floor Sander and Finisher
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Clean building walls or flooring.
- •Clean facilities or sites.
- •Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.
- •Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
- •Load materials into construction equipment.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotFloor planning softwareFloorCOST Estimator for ExcelFlooring Technologies QFloorsMeasure SquarePacific Solutions FloorRightVimeo
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.2%
Avg AI Exposure
12
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 76% Bright |
| Median Salary | $50,440 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |