Tile installer vs setter

The differences between tile installers and setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a tile installer and a setter. Additionally, a tile installer has an average salary of $41,110, which is higher than the $34,789 average annual salary of a setter.

The top three skills for a tile installer include floor designs, customer service and caulking. The most important skills for a setter are safety procedures, assembly line, and safety regulations.

Tile installer vs setter overview

	Tile Installer	Setter
Yearly salary	$41,110	$34,789
Hourly rate	$19.76	$16.73
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	16,704	1,950
Job satisfaction	4.67	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Tile installer vs setter salary

Tile installers and setters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tile Installer	Setter
Average salary	$41,110	$34,789
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $64,000	Between $25,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Sacramento, CA	Ogden, UT
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Bertucci's	PSEA
Best paying industry	Automotive	Automotive

Differences between tile installer and setter education

There are a few differences between a tile installer and a setter in terms of educational background:

	Tile Installer	Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tile installer vs setter demographics

Here are the differences between tile installers' and setters' demographics:

	Tile Installer	Setter
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.8% Female, 5.2%	Male, 65.7% Female, 34.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 30.1% Asian, 1.4% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.8% Asian, 1.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between tile installer and setter duties and responsibilities

Tile installer example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications, data and CCTV equipment.
General maintenance: wood working, painting, laying tile and carpet.
Apply ceramic tile, carpet, hardwood flooring to unfinish mobile homes for distribution of mobile homes.
Install all types of flooring, (hardwood, laminate, vct) in residential homes locally in central KY.
Use of wet see, side cutter, grinders and polishers.
Stone and marble cutting, proper safety procedures as outlined by company.

Setter example responsibilities.

Experience with comparators, overlays and blueprints.
Help pour and finish concrete with concrete finishers.
Build, reinforce, and dismantle scaffolding to support job tasks
Used measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers and fix gauges.
Spray asphalt on outer wall surfaces and footings to waterproof structures.
Tie steel for foundations, build scaffolding for welders on acid tanks.

Tile installer vs setter skills

Common tile installer skills

Floor Designs, 30%
Customer Service, 12%
Caulking, 8%
Install Tile, 7%
Tiling, 5%
Demo, 5%

Common setter skills

Safety Procedures, 26%
Assembly Line, 25%
Safety Regulations, 20%
Gem, 8%
Outbound Calls, 7%
Inbound Calls, 4%