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Tile and Stone Setters vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Tile and Stone Setters and Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Tile and Stone Setters Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$52,240
$54,340
Employment · BLS OEWS
38,740
24,850
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
19th pct
6th pct

At a glance

Dimension Tile and Stone Setters Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Median pay $52,240 $54,340
Employment 38,740 24,850
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+10.1%) Growing fast (+9.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,200 2,700
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 19th pct Low · 6th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 3rd pct · 10% of tasks 3rd pct · 10% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Building and Construction, Visualization, Near Vision, Extent Flexibility, Problem Sensitivity, Trunk Strength, Mathematics, Information Ordering, Active Listening, Oral Comprehension, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Static Strength, Customer and Personal Service, Design, Speaking, Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Control Precision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Written Comprehension, Selective Attention, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Originality.

Specific to Tile and Stone Setters

  • Category Flexibility
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Stamina
  • Far Vision
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Gross Body Equilibrium

Specific to Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

  • Mechanical
  • Production and Processing
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • English Language
  • Education and Training
  • Active Learning
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Dynamic Strength

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Data base user interface and query software , Computer aided design CAD software , Project management software .

Specific to Tile and Stone Setters

Specific to Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Tile and Stone Setters or Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Tile and Stone Setters vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/tile-and-stone-setters-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles

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Singulariki. (2026). Tile and Stone Setters vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/tile-and-stone-setters-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Tile and Stone Setters vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/tile-and-stone-setters-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles}
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