tiling supervisor
Tiling supervisors monitor tile fitting operations. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.
tiling supervisor tiling supervisors monitor tile fitting operations. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include types of tile adhesive, advise on construction materials, answer requests for quotation, check compatibility of materials, manage health and safety standards.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £45,021 a year for Construction and building trades supervisors (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £37,035 to £53,679 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5330). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only tiling supervisor, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Building and Construction
- Mathematics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Design
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- English Language
- Education and Training
What you'd actually do
- Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.
- Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.
- Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.
- Determine and implement the best layout to achieve a desired pattern.
- Mix, apply, and spread plaster, concrete, mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives to form a bed for the tiles, using brush, trowel and screed.
- Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does tiling supervisor do?
Tiling supervisors monitor tile fitting operations. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.
What skills does tiling supervisor need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include types of tile adhesive, advise on construction materials, answer requests for quotation, check compatibility of materials, manage health and safety standards, monitor stock level. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace tiling supervisor?
Our AI-durability model gives tiling supervisor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.