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Tile and Stone Setters: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Tile and Stone Setters, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,500 hours, for CERAMIC TILE INSTALLER (Existing Title: Tile Setter) (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CERAMIC TILE INSTALLER (Existing Title: Tile Setter) | 0573 | Hybrid: 5,200 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 4,500 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V3): 6,000 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours Time-Based (V3): 8,000 hours |
| MARBLE SETTER | 0313 | Hybrid: 4,500 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours |
| MOSAIC WORKER | 0353 | Hybrid: 4,500 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What tile and stone setters earn, by state
Massachusetts has the highest state median for tile and stone setters ($81,150) and Arkansas the lowest ($38,980), across the 47 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $81,150 | $39.02 | 410 |
| Hawaii | $79,270 | $38.11 | 440 |
| Washington | $77,920 | $37.46 | 660 |
| Maine | $70,720 | $34.00 | 60 |
| Minnesota | $70,560 | $33.92 | 610 |
| Pennsylvania | $70,230 | $33.77 | 880 |
| Illinois | $67,160 | $32.29 | 730 |
| Connecticut | $63,150 | $30.36 | 230 |
| Wisconsin | $62,680 | $30.14 | 410 |
| New Jersey | $62,370 | $29.99 | 460 |
| New York | $61,260 | $29.45 | 2,990 |
| Nevada | $61,200 | $29.42 | 1,450 |
| Missouri | $60,590 | $29.13 | 470 |
| Nebraska | $59,350 | $28.53 | Not published |
| California | $58,880 | $28.31 | 8,250 |
| Oregon | $58,790 | $28.27 | 790 |
| Montana | $58,670 | $28.21 | 240 |
| Colorado | $57,690 | $27.74 | 870 |
| Vermont | $55,890 | $26.87 | 140 |
| Kansas | $54,920 | $26.40 | 310 |
| Iowa | $54,350 | $26.13 | 240 |
| Arizona | $52,000 | $25.00 | 1,060 |
| West Virginia | $50,900 | $24.47 | 50 |
| South Dakota | $50,640 | $24.34 | 30 |
| New Hampshire | $49,900 | $23.99 | 40 |
| Utah | $49,340 | $23.72 | 1,590 |
| Rhode Island | $49,170 | $23.64 | Not published |
| Virginia | $48,880 | $23.50 | 750 |
| Indiana | $48,450 | $23.29 | 540 |
| Michigan | $47,950 | $23.05 | 1,010 |
| Idaho | $47,940 | $23.05 | 570 |
| Georgia | $47,840 | $23.00 | 360 |
| Kentucky | $47,380 | $22.78 | 180 |
| Florida | $47,280 | $22.73 | 4,070 |
| Texas | $47,030 | $22.61 | 1,260 |
| Ohio | $46,140 | $22.18 | 670 |
| Maryland | $45,670 | $21.96 | 240 |
| Alabama | $44,800 | $21.54 | 260 |
| Louisiana | $44,750 | $21.52 | 190 |
| North Carolina | $44,650 | $21.47 | 680 |
| New Mexico | $44,550 | $21.42 | 280 |
| Oklahoma | $44,340 | $21.32 | 280 |
| Tennessee | $43,570 | $20.95 | 350 |
| South Carolina | $43,510 | $20.92 | Not published |
| North Dakota | $42,620 | $20.49 | 70 |
| Mississippi | $39,130 | $18.81 | 60 |
| Arkansas | $38,980 | $18.74 | 160 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).