Floor Sanders and Finishers

People in this career often know a lot about:

• 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.

People in this career often have talent in:

• 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.
• 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.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• 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.

People in this career often do these 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.

• Apply sealants or other protective coatings.
• Remove excess materials from finished construction projects.

• Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

• Print Binding and Finishing Workers

• Carpet Installers

• Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

• Tile and Stone Setters

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

• Machine Feeders and Offbearers

• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

• Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles