Tile & Stone Setters

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.

On the job, you would:

• 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.

Education

• high school diploma/GED
• no high school diploma/GED

Engineering and Technology

• building and construction
• design

Math and Science

• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Business

• customer service

Basic Skills

• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
• talking to others

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Cooperation
• Achievement/Effort
• Integrity
• Self Control

Endurance

• exercise for a long time without getting out of breath

Hand and Finger Use

• hold or move items with your hands
• keep your arm or hand steady

Ideas and Logic

• notice when problems happen
• order or arrange things

Spatial

• imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed