Overview
Wall & Floor tilers fix tiles on the walls and lay tiles on the floors of buildings including hospitals, shopping centres, swimming pools, industrial premises or bathrooms & kitchens. Tilers usually work with ceramic or porcelain and natural products including marble, granite, slate and terracotta. They also follow plans drawn up by an architect, builder or designer.
Skills
- Practical skills
- Methodical
- Attention to detail
- Creative
- The ability to work alone or as part of a team
- The ability to follow design plans
- Maths skills for calculating costs and quantities of materials
- Customer service
- The ability to keep paperwork and accounts up-to-date, if self-employed
Learning Style
Qualifications
Wall & Floor Tiling is available as a study programme, part-time or apprenticeship course. Good GCSEs are recommended for measurements and calculations. At Leeds College of Building entry is via an assessment or for part-time courses a relevant qualification.
Salary
Newly trained wall and floor tilers can earn £17,000 – £25,000
Trained wall and floor tilers with some experience can earn £25,000 – £30,000
Senior wall and floor tilers can earn in excess of £30,000*
Self-employed wall and floor tilers set their own pay rates.