How to hire a floor care specialist

How to hire a floor care specialist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step floor care specialist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a floor care specialist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new floor care specialist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The floor care specialist hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A floor care specialist's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, floor care specialists from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents floor care specialist salaries for various positions.

   Type of Floor Care Specialist	Description	Hourly rate
   Floor Care Specialist	Janitors and building cleaners keep many types of buildings clean, orderly, and in good condition.	$11-23
   Janitor	Janitors are primarily responsible for maintaining the sanitation and cleanliness of the workspace. They are in charge of sweeping and mopping floors, wiping surfaces, and ensuring that the area they are assigned to is properly sanitized... Show more	$10-16
   Cleaner	Cleaners ensure that a room, building, or other area is spotless. They clean by mopping floors, dusting cabinets, wiping surfaces, among others... Show more	$10-17

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Home Health
   • Floor Care
   • Rehabilitation
   • Cleanliness
   • Patient Care
   • Blood Products
   • Critical Care
   • Compassion
   • CPR
   • Term Care
   • Phlebotomy
   • Quality Customer Service
   • IV

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Lead hospital base territory, increasing market penetration within the ICU for Precedex, a novel intravenous sedative.
   • Manage donor complication cases to resolution and timely closure in accordance with FDA regulations.
   • Perform periodic maintenance and repairs require on the equipment such as auto scrubbers, burnishers, carpet extractors, vacuums etc.
   • Draw blood, take vitals, take care of donor, cpr certify
   • Operate vacuum machines, buffers, carpet cleaners, motorize floor scrubbers.
   • Assist in the hospital CPR training program through instruction to other nursing staff.

   More floor care specialist duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your floor care specialist job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A floor care specialist salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a floor care specialist in Texas may be lower than in Connecticut, and an entry-level floor care specialist usually earns less than a senior-level floor care specialist. Additionally, a floor care specialist with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average floor care specialist salary

   $16.43hourly

   $34,166 yearly

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   Entry-level floor care specialist salary

   $23,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 19, 2026

   Average floor care specialist salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	District of Columbia	$42,470	$20
   2	California	$42,147	$20
   3	Rhode Island	$40,532	$19
   4	Wisconsin	$39,994	$19
   5	Oregon	$38,510	$19
   6	New Hampshire	$38,272	$18
   7	New York	$37,959	$18
   8	Iowa	$35,807	$17
   9	Arizona	$35,761	$17
   10	Illinois	$35,736	$17
   11	Tennessee	$35,485	$17
   12	Michigan	$35,428	$17
   13	Indiana	$34,972	$17
   14	Georgia	$34,749	$17
   15	Nebraska	$33,760	$16
   16	Nevada	$33,482	$16
   17	Virginia	$33,331	$16
   18	Kentucky	$31,803	$15
   19	North Carolina	$31,498	$15
   20	Utah	$30,082	$14

   Average floor care specialist salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$55,583	$26.72	10
   2	Ohio's Hospice	$46,900	$22.55	1
   3	Georgetown University	$45,469	$21.86	5
   4	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	$42,119	$20.25	3
   5	The University of Kansas Health System	$38,282	$18.40	22
   6	Mayo Clinic	$35,736	$17.18	71
   7	Celerion	$35,002	$16.83
   8	Clean Power	$34,994	$16.82
   9	Temco, Inc.	$34,978	$16.82
   10	Spencer Building Maintenance	$34,948	$16.80
   11	Key Autism Services	$34,858	$16.76
   12	Environment Control	$34,852	$16.76	1
   13	Servicon	$34,785	$16.72	2
   14	Red River Sanitors	$34,748	$16.71
   15	Kimco Facility Services	$34,732	$16.70
   16	Mor Furniture for Less	$34,416	$16.55
   17	CSM Companies	$34,244	$16.46	7
   18	Randstad North America, Inc.	$34,171	$16.43	3
   19	CarDon & Associates	$33,907	$16.30
   20	H-E-B	$33,906	$16.30	20

4. Writing a floor care specialist job description

   A floor care specialist job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a floor care specialist job description:

   Floor care specialist job description example

   This janitorial position works a typical night shift that may require some weekend hours and earns a competitive starting hourly wage of $17-$19/hour based on experience, with a potential increase after a 90-day review.

   Would you like to be up and moving around instead of stuck at a desk all day? Are you an energetic and self-motivated leader? Do you have that get-it-done type of personality? If that sounds like you, fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application and come with the best in the business!

   
   

   ABOUT OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS

   Since 2007, we have provided commercial cleaning services, office supplies, furniture, and office relocation assistance, to local clients in the Hagerstown, MD and Chambersburg, PA area. We also serve customers nationwide with our catalogs. Our team's main goal is to help clients find solutions for their office challenges, always keeping their unique needs and budget in mind. Our attention to detail and personalized service make Office Environments the company of choice for office products and services. Our work is designed around THE CLIENT their business, their space, and their needs.

   In order to provide the best experience for our clients, we know that it takes the best employees. That's why we offer competitive pay and a work-family worth bragging about! It's one that you'll never want to leave!

   
   

   WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IN THIS COMMERCIAL FLOOR CARE SPECIALIST POSITION

   • Must have experience as a Floor Care Specialist
   • Valid driver's license and a clean driving record
   • Can pass a background check
   • Must have reliable transportation

   Are you a positive individual? Do you always strive to do a good job? Are you proud of the hard work and effort that you do? Do you have a willing, can-do attitude that is contagious? If you answered, "Yes!" to any of those questions, this may be the janitorial position as a Floor Care Specialist for you! Apply now!

   
   

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find floor care specialists for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your floor care specialist job on Zippia to find and recruit floor care specialist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with floor care specialist candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new floor care specialist

   Once you have selected a candidate for the floor care specialist position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new floor care specialist first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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