Wall and Floor Tiler
Shortage Now
States / territories with a shortage signal
Why this shortage: Retention gap
Snapshot
Median salary
A$57,400
Full-time annual
Shortage signal
Shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Lays ceramic, clay, slate, marble and glass tiles on external and internal walls and floors to provide protective and decorative finishes.
Specialisations
Skills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Examines plans to identify project requirements, measures and marks surfaces, and lays out work
- Prepares wall and floor surfaces by removing old tiles, grout and adhesive, filling holes and cracks, and cleaning surfaces
- Applies waterproofing systems
- Uses tile-cutting tools to cut and shape tiles to fit around edges, corners, fittings and pipes
- Spreads adhesive onto prepared surfaces and tiles, sets tiles into position, and ensures they are correctly aligned and spaced
- Installs and secures tiles, and applies grout and polish to tiled surfaces
- Checks existing tiles for damage, and repairs or replaces them as required
- May lay floors of granolithic, terrazzo, cement or similar composition
- May lay coloured tiles in patterns to create mosaics
Credentials & Pathway
OSCA skill level 3
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Registration or licensing
Registration or licensing may be required.
Official VET pathways
Certificate III in Wall and Floor Tiling
Occupation ready
Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining
Progression pathway
Certificate III in Roof Tiling
Transferable skills
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
30
ACT · May 2026
2
VIC · May 2026
17
NT · May 2026
0
SA · May 2026
7
NSW · May 2026
23
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+3%
624 projected jobs
to 2035
+6%
1,345 projected jobs
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Wall and Floor Tiler.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Gold Coast
1,635 estimated employed
- 1
Gold Coast
1,635 employed
QLD
+7.35%
year on year
- 2
Sydney - Inner South West
1,418 employed
NSW
+12.36%
year on year
- 3
Sydney - Parramatta
1,300 employed
NSW
-5.87%
year on year
- 4
Logan - Beaudesert
1,154 employed
QLD
+25.43%
year on year
- 5
Richmond - Tweed
1,012 employed
NSW
+5.2%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
6,750
Moved in from another occupation
1,660
Moved to another occupation
1,375
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
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5
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- 2
4
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- 3
3
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- 4
3
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- 5
3
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Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 362431
- Last updated
- Refresh pending
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · OSCA 2024 — Jobs and Skills Australia
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
- Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
- Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
- Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
- Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.
Data confidence: estimate.