ConstructionO*NET: 47-2044.00
Will AI Replace Tile and Stone Setters?
Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
83out of 100
Critical Risk
AI Risk Score
83/100
Risk Level
Critical
Job Zone
2/5
Entry
Total Tasks Analyzed
19
🤖 What AI Can Do
- â–¸Automate routine data processing tasks in tile and stone setters roles
- â–¸Generate reports and analyze structured data
- â–¸Handle repetitive document processing and filing
- â–¸Assist with scheduling and calendar management
- â–¸Draft initial communications and correspondence
- â–¸Provide data-driven insights and recommendations
👤 What Requires Humans
- â–¸Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural, and floor designs.
- â–¸Install and anchor fixtures in designated positions, using hand tools.
- â–¸Cut, surface, polish, and install marble and granite or install pre-cast terrazzo, granite or marble units.
Task Breakdown
👤Requires Humans (3)
- Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural, and floor designs.
- Install and anchor fixtures in designated positions, using hand tools.
- Cut, surface, polish, and install marble and granite or install pre-cast terrazzo, granite or marble units.
âš¡AI-Assisted (16)
- Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.
- Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.
- Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.
- Determine and implement the best layout to achieve a desired pattern.
- 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.
- Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed.
- Measure and mark surfaces to be tiled, following blueprints.
- Apply mortar to tile back, position the tile, and press or tap with trowel handle to affix tile to base.
Key Skills Analysis
Active Listening
Importance: 3.12/5.00
Speaking
Importance: 3.00/5.00
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Critical ThinkingAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
CoordinationAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Complex Problem SolvingAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Time ManagementAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Monitoring
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Judgment and Decision MakingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.75/5.00
InstructingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Service OrientationAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Quality Control AnalysisAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Operations MonitoringAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Related Occupations
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
48/100 — Medium Risk
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
68/100 — High Risk
Stonemasons
82/100 — Critical Risk
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
84/100 — Critical Risk
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
68/100 — High Risk
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Frequently Asked Questions
Based on our analysis, Tile and Stone Setters have a critical risk of AI replacement with a score of 83/100. Many routine tasks in this role can be automated, but human oversight remains important.
Last updated: 2026-03-28· Data from O*NET 30.2 & Frey/Osborne automation research