Tile setter vs tile installer

The differences between tile setters and tile installers 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 setter and a tile installer. Additionally, a tile installer has an average salary of $41,110, which is higher than the $40,363 average annual salary of a tile setter.

The top three skills for a tile setter include floor designs, kitchen floors and demo. The most important skills for a tile installer are floor designs, customer service, and caulking.

Tile setter vs tile installer overview

	Tile Setter	Tile Installer
Yearly salary	$40,363	$41,110
Hourly rate	$19.41	$19.76
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	6,365	16,704
Job satisfaction	-	4.67
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Tile setter vs tile installer salary

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

	Tile Setter	Tile Installer
Average salary	$40,363	$41,110
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $65,000	Between $26,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	Mentor, OH	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Sandia National Labs	Bertucci's
Best paying industry	Technology	Automotive

Differences between tile setter and tile installer education

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

	Tile Setter	Tile Installer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tile setter vs tile installer demographics

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

	Tile Setter	Tile Installer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 93.3% Female, 6.7%	Male, 94.8% Female, 5.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 30.8% Asian, 1.7% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between tile setter and tile installer duties and responsibilities

Tile setter example responsibilities.

Work on several high-end tiling jobs with various patterns and mosaics using ceramic, porcelain, and natural stone.
Tile installation, design, layout, demo, remodel.
Mix thin set clean wet saws work with other contractors to complete job including GC.
Tile cut, grouting, wall bond and floating demolition housekeeper and everything Im aloud to learn
Blue print reading, tile setting, water proofing, sub-flooring installation, demo, and patching.
Utilize power screeds and trowels to place screeds, tamp, vibrate, smooth and finish concrete work.

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.

Tile setter vs tile installer skills

Common tile setter skills

Floor Designs, 30%
Kitchen Floors, 12%
Demo, 6%
Power Grinders, 6%
Polishers, 6%
Install Tile, 5%

Common tile installer skills

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