Your day-to-day duties may include:

• marking out an area to estimate the amount of tiles and adhesive needed (known as setting out)
• cutting tiles to size and shape with hand-cutters or bench-mounted tools
• preparing surfaces by levelling off with plaster, sand or cement
• fixing the tiles and applying grout before finishing off
• repairing or removing the previous surface before the setting out stage
• working with various building materials

You may need to wear safety clothing and use safety equipment.

You could work at a client's home, at a client's business or on a construction site.

Your working environment may be dusty, at height, noisy and physically demanding.

With experience and extra training, you could become a site supervisor, clerk of works or contract manager.

You could also work as a trainer and assessor on tiling courses or set up your own business.