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Tile and Stone Setters

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.

What you’d do

  • 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.
  • Determine and implement the best layout to achieve a desired pattern.
  • 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.
  • Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed.
  • Measure and mark surfaces to be tiled, following blueprints.
  • Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural, and floor designs.

Skills that matter

  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Coordination
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics
  • Speaking

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Tile and Marble Installer
  • Tile Installer
  • Tile Mechanic
  • Tile Setter
  • Ceramic Tile Mechanic
  • Ceramic Tile Setter

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