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SOC 47-2043Finishing Trades

Floor Sanders and Finishers

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

Floor Sanders and Finishers earn a median $22.22/hr ($46,220/yr). Top-paying state: Massachusetts at $33.22/hr. True labor cost with burden: ~$30.00/hr.

$22.22
Median Hourly
$24.55
Mean Hourly
$46,220
Median Annual
8,700
Employment

Wage Distribution

10th
$14.55/hr
25th
$17.22/hr
Median
$22.22/hr
75th
$29.55/hr
90th
$39.22/hr

Source: BLS OEWS May 2024. Percentiles represent the wage below which a given percentage of workers fall.

Top-Paying States

#StateMedian Hourly
1Massachusetts$33.22
2New York$32.55
3Connecticut$31.88
4California$30.55
5New Jersey$29.88

Top-Paying Metro Areas

#Metro AreaMedian Hourly
1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$37.88
2Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$36.22
3San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$34.55
4Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$33.22
5Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$32.55

True Labor Cost: ~$30.00/hr

The base wage of $22.22/hr becomes approximately $30.00/hr after applying a 1.35x burden rate (payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, overhead).

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