How to become a floor or Wall tiler

Official title: Floor/Wall tiler

Also called: Composition tile layer, Floor layer (composition tiles), Floor tiler, Marble setter, Mosaic cutter and setter, Parquetry floor layer, Parquetry worker, Tile layer (composition tiles), Tile setter, Timber flooring worker, Wall tiler, Wood block floor layer

Floor/Wall tiler installs, maintains and repairs flooring, and covers floors, walls and other surfaces with tiles or mosaic panels for decorative or other purposes. He/she cuts tiles to the right size and shape, prepares the surface, and puts the tiles in place flush and straight.

Main tasks

• Preparing floor areas for covering with a variety of materials
• Assembling carpet, tiles or other materials and laying them on floors according to design and other specifications
• Preparing wall areas for covering with tiles or other materials for decorative or other purposes such as acoustic insulation
• Setting tiles and construction and laying mosaic panels to walls, floors and other surfaces

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $19,200 a year. The middle half earn $16,800 to $34,536 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Roofer
• Plasterer
• Refrigeration/Air-conditioning equipment insulator
• Boiler/Pipe insulator
• Glazier
• Plumber

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Questions people ask

How much does a floor or Wall tiler earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $19,200 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $16,800 to $34,536.

Will AI change the work of a floor or Wall tiler?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026