Quick answer: Wall and Floor Tilers are moderately stress-exposed compared with other Australian occupations — ranked #144 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 47.9/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are physical environment and lack of control.
Wall and Floor Tilers stress profile vs the national average
Each occupation is scored across six categories of workplace mental health hazard, built from 22 stress factors identified in SafeWork Australia's occupational hazards data. Higher scores mean greater exposure.
- Emotional demands31.2 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden57.1 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands54.9 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control27.9 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony62.1 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment54 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for wall and floor tilers
Compared with the average Australian occupation, wall and floor tilers score furthest above the norm on physical environment (54 vs 38.2 average) and lack of control (27.9 vs 24.5 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is time pressure at 79.5/100 — against an all-occupation average of 71.6.
The occupation scores below the national average for emotional demands (31.2 vs 37.9), precision and monotony (62.1 vs 67.7) and responsibility burden (57.1 vs 60), which moderates the overall ranking.
See how this compares across all 317 Australian occupations, ranked by stress score.
The biggest stress factors for wall and floor tilers
- 1Pace and demands
Time Pressure
79.5/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
- 2Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
76.8/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 3Physical environment
Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
75/100
All-occupation average: 52.3
- 4Responsibility burden
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
70.5/100
All-occupation average: 70.4
- 5Pace and demands
Frequency of Decision Making
70.2/100
All-occupation average: 70.7
All 22 stress factors for wall and floor tilers
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
31.2 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People5 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People44.8 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations44 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
57.1 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results65 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety54.5 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results70.5 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error36.2 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others59.2 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
54.9 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure79.5 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week54.5 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment12.2 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making70.2 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition57.8 vs 52.4
Lack of control
27.9 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions25 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work30.8 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
62.1 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks47.5 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate76.8 vs 78.6
Physical environment
54 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable75 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting60.8 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures58 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections11.8 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity64.2 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for wall and floor tilers map to recognised psychosocial work factors under ISO 45003 and Australian WHS legislation. Learn what each one is and how it can be controlled:
- Autonomy →The degree of control workers have over how they do their work.
- Physical Environment →How the physical conditions of work affect psychological wellbeing.
Methodology
Clearhead scored 317 occupations in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) using SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. We kept only the 22 hazard variables relating to mental health — such as conflict exposure, decision-making pressure, and time pressure — and deliberately excluded physical safety risks like working at height.
The 22 variables are grouped into six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment. An occupation's composite score is the equally weighted average of its six category scores. All scores run 0–100, where higher means more stress-inducing.
Two control-related variables are reported by SafeWork with inverted polarity (“freedom to make decisions” and “structured versus unstructured work”). We reverse these and present them as lack of autonomy to make decisions and amount of highly structured work, so that a higher score consistently indicates greater stress exposure.
Hazard exposure describes the average conditions of an occupation, not any individual's experience — everyone has a different tolerance for these challenges, and conditions vary between workplaces.
Frequently asked questions
Wall and Floor Tilers: how stressful is the job?
Wall and Floor Tilers rank #144 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 47.9/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 54.6% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for wall and floor tilers?
The highest-scoring hazards are time pressure (79.5/100), importance of being exact or accurate (76.8/100) and sounds and noise levels are distracting or uncomfortable (75/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in lack of control and physical environment.
Which stress factors are lower for wall and floor tilers?
Wall and Floor Tilers score below the national average for emotional demands (31.2 vs 37.9 average) and responsibility burden (57.1 vs 60 average) and pace and demands (54.9 vs 56 average) and precision and monotony (62.1 vs 67.7 average), which partially offsets the higher-scoring hazards.
Where does this data come from?
Scores are derived from SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. Clearhead filtered the dataset to the 22 mental-health-related hazard variables — excluding physical safety risks — and scored 317 ANZSCO occupations across six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment.
Beyond the average
This is the average hazard exposure for wall and floor tilers. Your workforce isn't average.
Clearhead's Psychosocial Risk Pulse measures the actual psychosocial risk in your organisation, quarterly — across 18 ISO 45003-aligned work factors.