Talk to your school counselor about programs and classes like woodworking that are offered at your school so you can start learning skills that will get you started in this field.

Find a class to jump-start your construction skills.

Is someone you know (a neighbor, family member, friend, etc.) working on a home improvement DIY project? Volunteer to help in order to get practice using hand tools, taking measurements, problem solving, and more!

Volunteer to help with a home improvement project.

Search online for how-to videos to see how hard this work is to master--and whether it's something you think you'd like. Does seeing this kind of work in action make you more interested in trying it?

Watch tutorials on how to do this kind of work.

Tile and Stone Setters

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

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Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Tile and Marble Setters

Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construction Trades Workers

Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.

Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural, and floor designs.

Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.

Determine and implement the best layout to achieve a desired pattern.

Measure and mark surfaces to be tiled, following blueprints.

Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.

Cut, surface, polish, and install marble and granite or install pre-cast terrazzo, granite or marble units.

Mix, apply, and spread plaster, concrete, mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives to form a bed for the tiles, using brush, trowel and screed.

Apply mortar to tile back, position the tile, and press or tap with trowel handle to affix tile to base.

Prepare surfaces for tiling by attaching lath or waterproof paper, or by applying a cement mortar coat to a metal screen.

Mix and apply mortar or cement to edges and ends of drain tiles to seal halves and joints.

Remove and replace cracked or damaged tile.

Apply a sealer to make grout stain- and water-resistant.

Remove any old tile, grout and adhesive using chisels and scrapers and clean the surface carefully.

Prepare cost and labor estimates, based on calculations of time and materials needed for project.

Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed.

Spread mastic or other adhesive base on roof deck to form base for promenade tile, using serrated spreader.

Cut tile backing to required size, using shears.

Install and anchor fixtures in designated positions, using hand tools.

Assist customers in selection of tile and grout.

Select and order tile and other items to be installed, such as bathroom accessories, walls, panels, and cabinets, according to specifications.

Measure and cut metal lath to size for walls and ceilings, using tin snips.

Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires, and brackets.

Brush glue onto manila paper on which design has been drawn and position tiles, finished side down, onto paper.

Adjustable widemouth pliers

Air compressors

Angle grinders

Articulating boom lifts

Base grinders

Bench vises

Blow torches

Builders' levels

Bull floats

Buttering trowels

Caulking guns

Chalk lines

Chipping hammers

Claw hammers

Cold chisels

Colloidal mixers

Double-sided files

Drum cement mixers

Dust collectors

Dust masks

Ear muffs

Ear plugs

Electric winches

Exhaust fans

Tile and Stone Setters

Overview

Career

What Tile and Stone Setters Do

Other Job Titles Tile and Stone Setters May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Tile and Stone Setters

Overview

Career

What Tile and Stone Setters Do

Other Job Titles Tile and Stone Setters May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Tile and Stone Setters

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