Roofers

$47.92K Median Salary 15.6K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 4.6% Job Growth

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About This Career

Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.

Reported Job Titles

Commercial Roofer, Industrial Roofer, Metal Roofing Mechanic, Residential Roofer, Roof Mechanic, Roof Service Technician, Roofer, Roofing Technician, Sheet Metal Roofer

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Abilities

Gross Body Equilibrium

Extent Flexibility

Problem Sensitivity

Trunk Strength

Near Vision

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Manual Dexterity

Multilimb Coordination

Gross Body Coordination

Oral Comprehension

Stamina

Control Precision

Far Vision

Finger Dexterity

Static Strength

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Oral Expression

Selective Attention

Speech Recognition

Visualization

Knowledge

Building and Construction

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Public Safety and Security

Education and Training

Design

Mathematics

Mechanical

Administration and Management

Skills

Coordination

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Operation and Control

Operations Monitoring

Speaking

Time Management

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Computer aided design CAD software

Data base user interface and query software

Analytical or scientific software

Office suite software

Operating system software

Word processing software

Project management software

Tools

Hip and ridge

Blow torch

Hammers

Hatchets

Hoists

Sheet metal pliers

Shears

Power saws

Tinners snips

Pry bars

Scaffolding stabilizers

Pullers

Utility knives

Blocks or pulleys

Kettle exchangers

Seam welder

Trowels

Cold chisels

Air dryers

Angle brackets

Soldering iron

Chalk lines

Safety shoes

Safety harnesses or belts

Chip Spreaders

Hydraulic hand crimp tool

Staple guns

Ladders

Pipe bending tools

Scaffolding handrail

Tape measures

Bituminous material distributors

Heat tracing equipment

Fall protection lanyard

Rivet tools

Manual press brake

Scaffolding

Liquid leak detectors

Metal folding machine

Anvils

Welding masks

Shovels

Tongs

Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers

Safety hooks

Punches or nail sets or drifts

Pneumatic nail drivers

Protractors

Punching pliers

Measuring wheels for distance

Power nail guns

Swaging tools

Scales

Heat guns

Cutting machines

Claw hammer

Magnetic tools

Roofing mop

Air compressors

Putty knives

Notebook computers

Power drills

Axes

Laser printers

Wood chisels

Caulking guns

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Gross Body Equilibrium: The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Gross Body Coordination: The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Knowledge

Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project

Tools

Hip and ridge: Roofing spades; Shake tear-off tools; Shingle rippers; Tear-off shovels
Blow torch: Underwater blow torches
Hammers:
Hatchets: Carpenters' hatchets; Metric roofing hatchets; Standard roofing hatchets; Wood shingling hatchets
Hoists: Hoisting equipment
Sheet metal pliers: Hand roofing double seamers; Seaming pliers; Tinsmith pliers; Two-handed edgers
Shears: Metal shears
Power saws: Chain saws
Tinners snips: Compound snips; Snips; Straight snips; Tin snips
Pry bars:
Scaffolding stabilizers: Ladder braces; Ladder levelers; Ladder standoffs
Pullers: Comealongs
Utility knives: Precision knives
Blocks or pulleys: Sheave blocks
Kettle exchangers: Double-burner pump kettles; Single burner draw kettles; Single burner pump kettles
Seam welder: Seam finishing machines; Semiautomatic welding machines
Trowels: Pointing trowels; Round-point trowels
Cold chisels: Flat cold chisels
Air dryers: Hopper dryers
Angle brackets: Adjustable roof brackets; Fixed-roof brackets
Soldering iron: Soldering irons
Chalk lines: Chalk line markers; Roofing layout tapes
Safety shoes:
Safety harnesses or belts: Climbing belts
Chip Spreaders: Gravelers; Hot or cold process power gravelers
Hydraulic hand crimp tool: Hand crimpers
Staple guns: Stapling machines
Ladders: Extension ladders
Pipe bending tools: Downspout crimpers
Scaffolding handrail: Roofing guardrails
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Bituminous material distributors: Bitumen applicators
Heat tracing equipment: Infrared thermometers
Fall protection lanyard: Safety lanyards
Rivet tools: Rivet setters
Manual press brake: Arbor presses
Scaffolding:
Liquid leak detectors: Liquid leak testing equipment; Refrigerant leak detectors
Metal folding machine: Cleat benders
Anvils: Slaters' anvils
Welding masks: Welding hoods
Shovels: Snow shovels
Tongs:
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers: Personal digital assistants PDA
Safety hooks: Pelican hooks
Punches or nail sets or drifts: Mini punch sets
Pneumatic nail drivers: Pneumatic air nailers
Protractors:
Punching pliers: Core cutters
Measuring wheels for distance: Distance measuring wheels
Power nail guns: Nailing machines
Swaging tools: Rotary machines
Scales: Triangular scales
Heat guns:
Cutting machines: Slitters
Claw hammer: Claw hammers
Magnetic tools: Magnetic extendable tools
Roofing mop: Tar mops
Air compressors:
Putty knives:
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Power drills: Hand drills
Axes:
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Wood chisels:
Caulking guns:
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:

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