Floor sander vs buffer

The differences between floor sanders and buffers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a buffer has an average salary of $39,730, which is higher than the $33,107 average annual salary of a floor sander.

The top three skills for a floor sander include hardwood floors, coats and construction sites. The most important skills for a buffer are sand paper, buffing wheels, and BMW.

Floor sander vs buffer overview

	Floor Sander	Buffer
Yearly salary	$33,107	$39,730
Hourly rate	$15.92	$19.10
Growth rate	4%	-5%
Number of jobs	16,334	58
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 64%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	4	-

Floor sander vs buffer salary

Floor sanders and buffers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Floor Sander	Buffer
Average salary	$33,107	$39,730
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $46,000	Between $22,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between floor sander and buffer education

There are a few differences between a floor sander and a buffer in terms of educational background:

	Floor Sander	Buffer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 64%
Most common major	Finance	Business
Most common college	-	-

Floor sander vs buffer demographics

Here are the differences between floor sanders' and buffers' demographics:

	Floor Sander	Buffer
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 91.5% Female, 8.5%	Male, 83.7% Female, 16.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 1.3% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 23.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 2.3% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	7%

Differences between floor sander and buffer duties and responsibilities

Floor sander example responsibilities.

Remove accessories prior to finishing, and mask areas that should not be expose to finishing processes or substances.
Handle Bio-Hazard waste and dispose of it properly.

Buffer example responsibilities.

Operate rubber tread roll buffer, G10 scale level job.
Receive beer from bright beer tanks after CO2 purging are completed.
Coordinate with bright beer tank operator on DBW pushing and CO2 purging of beer transfer lines.
Operate rubber tread roll buffer, G10 scale level job.

Floor sander vs buffer skills

Common floor sander skills

Hardwood Floors, 50%
Coats, 44%
Construction Sites, 6%

Common buffer skills

Sand Paper, 33%
Buffing Wheels, 33%
BMW, 21%
Assembly Line, 7%
Machine Operation, 3%
Buffing Floors, 3%