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Tile and Stone Setters
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 9.8% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #677 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +9.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $55,690 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 45,200 in the US, with about 3,300 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Perform general construction or extraction activities14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Build structures12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Apply materials to fill gaps or imperfections12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position materials or components for assembly10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Cut materials10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Dispose of waste or debris9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Determine operational methods or procedures3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 221 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Assess characteristics of land or property3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 51 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Apply protective solutions or coatings3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
Still yours: Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 529 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 110 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 3,300 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
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- Shares 66% of the workStonemasons0% AI does, against 2% here-5.4% by 2035 · $57,390 · High school diploma
- Shares 62% of the workPaperhangers0% AI does, against 2% here+4.3% by 2035 · $52,140 · No formal credential
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.07, higher than 21% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 47-2044 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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