Job Profile Detail
Tilesetters cover interior and exterior walls, floors and ceilings with ceramic, marble and quarry tile, mosaics or terrazzo. They are employed by construction companies and masonry contractors, or they may be self-employed.
Job Titles
1. Apprentice tilesetter
2. Artificial marble setter
3. Ceramic tile installer
4. Ceramic tilesetter
5. Granite setter
6. Journeyman/woman tilesetter
7. Marble layer
8. Marble mason
9. Marble mechanic
10. Marble setter
11. Marble tilesetter
12. Mosaic tilesetter
13. Terrazzo finisher
14. Terrazzo floor layer
15. Terrazzo layer
16. Terrazzo mason
17. Terrazzo mechanic
18. Terrazzo polisher
19. Terrazzo setter
20. Terrazzo worker
21. Terrazzo, tile and marble setter
22. Tile fitter
23. Tile floor layer
24. Tile installer
25. Tile layer
26. Tile mason
27. Tile mechanic
28. Tilesetter
29. Tilesetters lead hand
Job Duties
1. Prepare, measure and mark surface to be covered
2. Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets
3. Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel
4. Set tiles in position and apply pressure to affix tiles to base
5. Align and straighten tile using levels, squares and straightedges
6. Cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings using hand and power cutting tools
7. Pack grout into joints between tiles and remove excess grout
8. Install tile strips
9. Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs
10. Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
11. Cut, polish and install marble and granite
12. Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles
13. May prepare cost estimates and orders.
Education Requirement
1. Completion of secondary school is usually required.
2. Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in tilesetting is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
3. Trade certification for tilesetters is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
4. Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified tilesetters upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
1 to 8 years experience required 
52,500 CAD to 72,300 CAD P.A. 
Canada
