Environment
Installing flooring, tile, and marble is physically demanding, with workers spending much of their time reaching, bending, and kneeling. Those in commercial settings may work evenings and weekends.
Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
Tile and Stone Setters
About this Career Path
Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
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Installing flooring, tile, and marble is physically demanding, with workers spending much of their time reaching, bending, and kneeling. Those in commercial settings may work evenings and weekends.
Salary Breakdown
Tile and Stone Setters
$48,490
AVERAGE ANNUALLY
$27,390
ENTRY LEVEL
$44,220
MID LEVEL
$76,620
EXPERT LEVEL
Current Available & Projected Jobs
Tile and Stone Setters
47
Current Available Jobs
60,300
Projected job openings through 2030
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Top Expected Tasks
Tile and Stone Setters
Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.
Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural, and floor designs.
Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.
Determine and implement the best layout to achieve a desired pattern.
Measure and mark surfaces to be tiled, following blueprints.
Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.
Cut, surface, polish, and install marble and granite or install pre-cast terrazzo, granite or marble units.
Mix, apply, and spread plaster, concrete, mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives to form a bed for the tiles, using brush, trowel and screed.
Prepare cost and labor estimates, based on calculations of time and materials needed for project.
Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Tile and Stone Setters
KNOWLEDGE
Building and Construction
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
KNOWLEDGE
Design
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Coordination
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Mathematics
ABILITY
Extent Flexibility
ABILITY
Trunk Strength
ABILITY
Visualization
ABILITY
Near Vision
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity