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Occupations / Wall And Floor Tilers

Wall and Floor Tilers

Wall and Floor Tilers lay ceramic, clay, slate, marble and glass tiles on external and internal walls and floors to provide protective and decorative finishes.

Trades & constructionLicensed workANZSCO 3334
22kPeople employed
+6% ▲Growth to 2035
83%Work full time
39Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3334.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

examining plans, measuring and marking surfaces and laying out workpreparing wall and floor surfaces by removing old tiles, grout and adhesive, filling holes and cracks, and cleaning surfacesspreading adhesive onto prepared surfaces and tiles, and setting tiles in positionusing tile-cutting tools to cut and shape tiles needed for edges and corners, and around objects such as fittings and pipesensuring tiles are correctly aligned and spacedgrouting tiles, and cleaning and removing excess grout
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 3334 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 1,300 more people in wall and floor tilers by 2035 ▲

The field grew 2.5% in the year to February 2026, adding about 500 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and QLD, with VIC third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3334.More about our sources: How we check our facts
21.1k2025
21.7k2030 PROJ.
22.4k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

Most wall and floor tilers came through a certificate or diploma. 54% did.

A university degree is rare here: 5% hold one. The trade qualification is the standard way in. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 3334. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

CPC31320Certificate III

Certificate III in Wall and Floor Tiling

Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package · licensed work.

See 199 providers

Licensed work: several of these courses lead to work that also needs a state or territory licence. Training is the first step; licensing rules are set by each state.

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Jobs open right now

22k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3334.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW7.4k
QLD6.1k
VIC2.9k
WA2.3k
SA1.6k
ACT0.3k
TAS0.3k
NT0.2k

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