Tile and Marble Setters
Tile and Marble Setters work with tile and marble, cutting and setting it for floors, ceilings, walls, and roof decks.
If you’ve ever seen an impressive tile mosaic pattern, you can bet a Tile and Marble Setter was responsible for laying the tile. Tile and Marble Setters work with tile and marble, cutting and setting it for floors, ceilings, walls, and roof decks.
Valuable skills for Tile and Marble Setters include math, coordination, decision making, time management, critical thinking, social awareness, problem solving, and monitoring. People who are good at Tile and Marble Setters have abilities in visualization, flexibility, trunk strength, steadiness, and control precision.
Daily tasks for Tile and Marble Setters include cutting tile with hand and power cutting tools, laying mosaic tiles, straightening tiles, implementing the best layout for a pattern, following blueprints, measuring and marking surfaces to be tiled, polishing and installing marble and granite, mixing concrete and plaster, and applying mortar.
Tile and Marble Setters have highly physical work where they are often crouching, kneeling, bending, and twisting their bodies, and working with their hands. They often have deadlines for work, work in a team, and are exposed to contaminants.
In order to begin a career as a Tile and Marble Setter, you need a high school diploma and some related work experience. A working knowledge of building, construction, math, and design is valuable.
Tile and Marble Setters make approximately $18.85/hour and $39,210 annually. Industry professionals are expecting faster than average projected growth over the next decade, making it a great career choice.