7122-Floor Layers and Tile Setters

Job Title: 

Floor Layers and Tile Setters

Job Description: 

Floor layers and tile setters install, maintain and repair flooring, and cover floors, walls and other surfaces with tiles or mosaic panels for decorative or other purposes.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • preparing floor areas for covering with a variety of materials
  • assembling carpet, tiles or other materials and laying them on floors according to design and other specifications
  • preparing wall areas for covering with tiles or other materials for decorative or other purposes such as acoustic insulation
  • setting tiles and construction and laying mosaic panels to walls, floors and other surfaces
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Floor layer (composition tiles)
Mosaic cutter and setter
Timber flooring worker

Specific Occupations: 

71220
Floor/Wall tiler

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Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore