Installs tile and stone on floors, walls, showers, and countertops.
You lay out a herringbone pattern in a hotel lobby, cut tiles with a wet saw, and set every piece perfectly level.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Apprenticeship or on-the-job training; CTEF certification.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Tile Setting Apprenticeship.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Tile robots exist in labs, but layouts, cuts and showers in real homes stay a craftsperson's work.
Classes: Geometry, Art, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2044.
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