Tile Setting
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Tile Setting occupation series (code 3604).
The verdict
Tile Setting is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 38 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family. At an average salary of $99,467 it pays below the federal average, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +2.7%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 12.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 7
FedScope read on Tile Setting (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Code 36, the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Tile Setting alongside 6 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Tile Setting postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family. Tile Setting makes up 4.0% of the Structural and Finishing Work Family family's 949 combined employees.
Salary Context
How Tile Setting pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$99,467
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-15.2%
Where Tile Setting ranks on federal pay
Tile Setting earns more on average than 53% of federal occupation series (289 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Tile Setting sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Tile Setting.
Related Occupations in Structural and Finishing Work Family
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulating | 567 | $78,342 | 9.9 yrs |
| Masonry | 241 | $72,911 | 11.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work | 47 | $95,000 | 14 yrs |
| Roofing | 38 | $80,318 | 11.2 yrs |
| Cement Finishing | 10 | n/a | 16.4 yrs |
| Plastering | 8 | $73,254 | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Tile Setting outside the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (38 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($99,467 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Tile Setting pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Structural and Finishing Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Tile Setting postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.