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Tile and Stone Setters — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$55,690
United States, 2025
Employment
35,850
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
- O*NET code
- 47-2044.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
Choose a location
Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$37,140
25th percentile
$45,200
75th percentile
$70,220
90th percentile
$86,110
Most important skills
- Active Listening3.1
- Complex Problem Solving3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Coordination3.0
- Time Management3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Mathematics3.0
- Reading Comprehension2.9
- Judgment and Decision Making2.8
- Monitoring2.8
- Service Orientation2.6
- Quality Control Analysis2.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 7 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
7
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Tile and Stone SettersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton, WA | $88,730 | 30 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $86,850 | 290 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $82,230 | — | 2025 |
| MA | $81,150 | 410 | 2025 |
| HI | $79,270 | 440 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $79,040 | 450 | 2025 |
| WA | $77,920 | 660 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $74,670 | 550 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $71,750 | 450 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | $71,280 | 110 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $70,730 | 390 | 2025 |
| ME | $70,720 | 60 | 2025 |
| MN | $70,560 | 610 | 2025 |
| PA | $70,230 | 880 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | $69,990 | 30 | 2025 |
| IL | $67,160 | 730 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | $67,070 | 30 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | $66,130 | 50 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $65,750 | 230 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $65,580 | 60 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.