Tile & Stone Setters

Also called: Tile and Marble Installer, Tile Installer, Tile Mechanic

Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction
What they do:
Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
On the job, you would:
  • Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.
  • Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.
  • Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • building and construction
  • design
Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Business
  • customer service
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Spatial
  • imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed
Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Endurance
  • exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • order or arrange things
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Computer aided design CAD software
  • EasyCAD Iris 2D
  • TileGem
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Customer relationship management CRM software
  • Salesforce software
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or no high school diploma/GED
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JOB OUTLOOK


Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.


Salary:
High: $80,030.00
Median: $48,910.00
Low: $33,120.00
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