Overview
All Wall and Floor Tilers
-
$1,330 Weekly Pay
-
Strong Future Growth
-
26,200 workers Employment Size
-
Medium skill Skill level rating
-
76% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
43 hours Average full-time
-
37 years Average age
-
2% female Gender Share
Wall and Floor Tilers lay ceramic, clay, slate, marble and glass tiles on external and internal walls and floors to provide protective and decorative finishes.
Specialisations: Ceramic Tiler, Mosaic Tiler.
You can work as a Wall and Floor Tiler without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in wall and floor tiling is usually required.
Tasks
- examining plans, measuring and marking surfaces and laying out work
- preparing wall and floor surfaces by removing old tiles, grout and adhesive, filling holes and cracks, and cleaning surfaces
- spreading adhesive onto prepared surfaces and tiles, and setting tiles in position
- using tile-cutting tools to cut and shape tiles needed for edges and corners, and around objects such as fittings and pipes
- ensuring tiles are correctly aligned and spaced
- grouting tiles, and cleaning and removing excess grout
- applying waterproofing systems
- may lay floors of granolithic, terrazzo, cement or similar composition
- may lay coloured tiles in patterns to create mosaics
Prospects
The number of people working as Wall and Floor Tilers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 15,400 in 2014 to 26,200 in 2019.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a medium sized occupation.
- Location: Wall and Floor Tilers work in many regions of Australia.
- Industries: Most work in the Construction industry.
- Earnings: Full-time workers on an adult wage earn around $1,330 per week (similar to the average of $1,460). Earnings tend to be lower when starting out and higher as experience grows.
- Full-time: Many work full-time (76%, higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 43 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 37 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 2% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Employment Outlook
Caution: The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024.
Weekly Earnings
Source: Based on ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours (cat. no. 6306.0), May 2018, Customised Report. Median weekly total cash earnings for full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate. Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the skills and experience of the worker and the demands of the role. These figures should be used as a guide only, not to determine a wage rate.
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Pathways
You can work as a Wall and Floor Tiler without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in wall and floor tiling is usually required.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Construction, Plumbing and Services VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Wall and Floor Tilers who are reliable, work well in a team and hardworking.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Mathematics
Using maths to solve problems.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Negotiation
Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Extent flexibility
Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Trunk strength
Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Static strength
Lift, push, pull, or carry things.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Stamina
Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Drafting, laying out, and specifying parts
Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 47-2044.00 - Tile and Marble Setters.
Work Environment
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Kneeling, crouching, stooping, or crawling
Spend time kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Exposure to contaminants
Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.
-
Bending or twisting your body
Spend time bending or twisting your body.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Making repetitive motions
Spend time making repetitive motions.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Loud or uncomfortable sounds
Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.
-
Cramped work space
Work in an awkward position or in cramped work spaces.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Dangerous equipment
Work near dangerous equipment like saws, machinery with open moving parts, or moving traffic.
-
Indoors, not heat controlled
Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
-
Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
-
Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 47-2044.00 - Tile and Marble Setters.
All Wall and Floor Tilers
-
$1,330 Weekly Pay
-
Strong Future Growth
-
26,200 workers Employment Size
-
Medium skill Skill level rating
-
76% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
43 hours Average full-time
-
37 years Average age
-
2% female Gender Share
Wall and Floor Tilers lay ceramic, clay, slate, marble and glass tiles on external and internal walls and floors to provide protective and decorative finishes.
Specialisations: Ceramic Tiler, Mosaic Tiler.
You can work as a Wall and Floor Tiler without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in wall and floor tiling is usually required.
Tasks
- examining plans, measuring and marking surfaces and laying out work
- preparing wall and floor surfaces by removing old tiles, grout and adhesive, filling holes and cracks, and cleaning surfaces
- spreading adhesive onto prepared surfaces and tiles, and setting tiles in position
- using tile-cutting tools to cut and shape tiles needed for edges and corners, and around objects such as fittings and pipes
- ensuring tiles are correctly aligned and spaced
- grouting tiles, and cleaning and removing excess grout
- applying waterproofing systems
- may lay floors of granolithic, terrazzo, cement or similar composition
- may lay coloured tiles in patterns to create mosaics
The number of people working as Wall and Floor Tilers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 15,400 in 2014 to 26,200 in 2019.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a medium sized occupation.
- Location: Wall and Floor Tilers work in many regions of Australia.
- Industries: Most work in the Construction industry.
- Earnings: Full-time workers on an adult wage earn around $1,330 per week (similar to the average of $1,460). Earnings tend to be lower when starting out and higher as experience grows.
- Full-time: Many work full-time (76%, higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 43 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 37 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 2% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Employment Outlook
Caution: The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024.
Weekly Earnings
Source: Based on ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours (cat. no. 6306.0), May 2018, Customised Report. Median weekly total cash earnings for full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate. Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the skills and experience of the worker and the demands of the role. These figures should be used as a guide only, not to determine a wage rate.
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
You can work as a Wall and Floor Tiler without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in wall and floor tiling is usually required.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Construction, Plumbing and Services VET training pathways.
Employers look for Wall and Floor Tilers who are reliable, work well in a team and hardworking.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Mathematics
Using maths to solve problems.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Negotiation
Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Extent flexibility
Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Trunk strength
Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Static strength
Lift, push, pull, or carry things.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Stamina
Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Drafting, laying out, and specifying parts
Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 47-2044.00 - Tile and Marble Setters.
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Kneeling, crouching, stooping, or crawling
Spend time kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Exposure to contaminants
Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.
-
Bending or twisting your body
Spend time bending or twisting your body.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Making repetitive motions
Spend time making repetitive motions.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Loud or uncomfortable sounds
Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.
-
Cramped work space
Work in an awkward position or in cramped work spaces.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Dangerous equipment
Work near dangerous equipment like saws, machinery with open moving parts, or moving traffic.
-
Indoors, not heat controlled
Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
-
Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
-
Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 47-2044.00 - Tile and Marble Setters.