Also called: Gym Floor Installer, Hardwood Sports Floor Mechanic
Builds and refinishes the springy maple floors used in basketball courts, gyms and dance studios.
You lay rubber pads and plywood layers across a new school gym, then nail down thousands of maple boards. Weeks later you sand the floor smooth and paint every court line before the final coat of finish.
Estimated; summer is the busy season for schools.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school plus on-the-job training with a sports flooring company.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Carpentry (trade school).
Growing about average. Schools and colleges refinish floors every year and replace them every few decades.
Low risk for 10 years. Line-painting templates help, but laying and sanding floors stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to sports flooring companies for crew jobs; many travel to schools in summer
Classes: Woodshop, Geometry, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2042.
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