Also called: Stone Floor Restorer, Marble Polisher
Grinds, hones and polishes worn marble and stone floors in hotels, banks and homes until they shine like new.
At night in an empty hotel lobby, you run a heavy floor machine with diamond pads across scratched marble. You patch cracks with tinted epoxy, step up through finer pads, and finish with a polish that reflects the chandeliers.
Estimated; night work and commercial jobs pay more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.5 years after high school. High school plus on-the-job training and short courses.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: None required.
Growing about average. Hotels, offices and luxury homes need regular stone care.
Low risk for 10 years. Floor robots may clean, but restoring scratched and cracked stone takes skilled hands.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to stone restoration companies for technician trainee jobs
Classes: Earth science, Chemistry, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2044.
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