Occupations/47-2044.00
Tile and Stone Setters
Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
51%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
36%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
66%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Task
Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.
- Task
Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.
- Task
Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.
These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.
Core tasks
- 01Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.
- 02Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.
- 03Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.
- 04Determine and implement the best layout to achieve a desired pattern.
- 05Mix, apply, and spread plaster, concrete, mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives to form a bed for the tiles, using brush, trowel and screed.
- 06Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.01
- Degree of automation1.26
- Time sitting1.43
- Originality (ability)2.75
- Conflict situations1.72
- Hands-on objects/tools4.90
- Outdoors / weather2.81
- Disease exposure1.07
- Decision freedom3.60
Top abilities
- Visualization3.75
- Near Vision3.62
- Extent Flexibility3.50
- Trunk Strength3.38
- Problem Sensitivity3.38
- Information Ordering3.25
- Static Strength3.12
- Stamina3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension2.88
- Active Listening3.12
- Writing2.00
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics3.00
- Science1.12
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.38
- Learning Strategies2.12
- Monitoring2.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
10 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker 46.0413 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $55,443 2 yr $48,198 Bachelor's · CIP 46.04 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker 46.0413 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr — 2 yr $52,107 Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN · Public | Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker 46.0413 | $9,900 | 77% | 58% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 46.04 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker 46.0413 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Mason/Masonry 46.0101 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Mason/Masonry 46.0101 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Mason/Masonry 46.0101 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Mason/Masonry 46.0101 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public | Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker 46.0413 | $5,700 | 100% | 35% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 46.04 |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Mason/Masonry 46.0101 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |