Tile and Stone Setters
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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
Experienced tradespeople can coordinate crews, schedules, quality standards, and site safety.
Why it fits
Experienced setters can apply code awareness, defect recognition, material standards, and jobsite documentation.
Why it fits
Material takeoffs, labor sequencing, installation constraints, and client scope discussions support estimating.
Why it fits
Reuses stone layout, cutting, mortar or setting methods, measurement, and finish quality judgment.
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What's this?
We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
These are some key things to think about when job hunting.
Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
Moderate Risk (41-60%): This occupation may be meaningfully affected by automation. Some parts of the role may be suitable for AI, software, or robotics, while others still rely on human skill, judgement, trust, or real-world context. People in this range may benefit from building skills that complement automation and reduce replacement risk.
More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.
Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
Thinking creatively
Quite importantWhy this matters
Decision-making and problem solving
Quite importantWhy this matters
What users think
Based on 34 votes
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 48% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Tile and Stone Setters will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Tile and Stone Setters was $52,240 ($25 per hour).
The median annual wage for Tile and Stone Setters was 5.5% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Wages over time
Growth
The number of 'Tile and Stone Setters' job openings is expected to rise 10.1% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 38,740 people employed as 'Tile and Stone Setters' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 3 thousand people are employed as 'Tile and Stone Setters'.
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Job description
Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
O*NET-SOC code: 47-2044.00
What people are saying (3)
Residential homes have little chance of going in the next 20 yrs
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