Terrazzo Workers and Finishers build coordination, quality control analysis and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (76%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 76% | $63,870 | −16% | None |
| 2 | Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 76% | $47,550 | −38% | None |
| 3 | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons | 75% | $61,290 | −20% | None |
| 4 | Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 73% | $70,070 | −8% | None |
| 5 | Riggers | 71% | $62,640 | −18% | None |
| 6 | Roof Bolters, Mining | 70% | $78,540 | +3% | None |
| 7 | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 70% | $67,890 | −11% | None |
| 8 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 69% | $57,430 | −25% | None |
| 9 | Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 69% | $96,710 | +27% | None |
| 10 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 69% | $95,320 | +25% | None |
Compared with Terrazzo Workers and Finishers, median $76,170. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as terrazzo workers and finishers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
76% skill match · $63,870 · −16% pay
Complex Problem Solving · Installation · Operations Analysis
76% skill match · $47,550 · −38% pay
Troubleshooting · Technology Design · Instructing
75% skill match · $61,290 · −20% pay
Repairing · Equipment Maintenance · Troubleshooting
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (76% skill match, median $63,870), Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters (76% skill match, median $47,550) and Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons (75% skill match, median $61,290), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 6 pay more than terrazzo workers and finishers at the median. The biggest increases: Power Plant Operators (+34%, $102,040), Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers (+27%, $96,710) and Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (+25%, $95,320).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.