Tile Setters
Tile setters apply tile to floors, walls, ceilings, and countertops.
3%
17%
80%
National data for carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers (SOC 47-2040).
$17,970
$35,190
$53,530
$8.64
$16.92
$25.74
Based on Nebraska Wage Figures

Education

  • High School Diploma or GED;
  • Complete an apprenticeship or other on-the-job training
  • Hours

  • Generally do not have a set schedule each week. Their schedules depend on the weather, and availability of work.
  • Usually work 40 hours a week.
  • TILE SETTERS will:
  • Use their hands a great deal
  • Work both indoors and outdoors
  • TILE SETTERS frequently:
  • Use hands to handle, control, or feel objects or tools.
  • Kneel, stoop, crouch, or crawl.
  • Repeat movements over and over.
  • It is important that TILE SETTERS be able to:
  • Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.
  • See details of objects that are less than a few feet away. Determine the distance between objects.
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