Tile and Stone Setters
SOC Code: 47-2044
Tile and Stone Setterss align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 95.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 95.1 — Very High
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Median Salary
$52,240
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Job Growth
10.1%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Critical Thinking
- •Mathematics
- •Active Listening
- •Time Management
- •Speaking
- •Coordination
Common 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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation