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Tiler

Other names

Official name: Tile fitter

marble setter, floor tiler, tilefitter, surface tiler, tilesetter, mosaic tiler, tile installer, wall tiler, tiling worker

Building trades

They cut tiles to fit, spread glue on walls and floors, and set the tiles in place straight and flat.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.

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    Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.

  3. 3

    Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
carreleur/carreleuse
español
alicatador/alicatadora
العربية
عامل تركيب البلاط / عامل تركيب البلاط
português
Assentador de azulejo e tijoleira/Assentadora de azulejo e tijoleira
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piastrellista

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