Roofers
SOC 47-2181 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $65,323per year
- Projected openings
- 20,430
- Projected change
- +6.8%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $77,791 | 1,790 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $76,354 | 510 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $75,587 | 1,700 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $66,674 | 430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $65,610 | 3,100 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $65,264 | 1,750 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $64,697 | 150 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $64,687 | 2,190 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $64,358 | 540 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $64,358 | 140 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $64,286 | 200 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $64,203 | 240 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $64,172 | 210 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $64,106 | 2,680 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $63,956 | 250 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $63,771 | 100 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $63,699 | 310 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $63,421 | 740 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $63,236 | 220 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $63,112 | 2,560 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $63,081 | 320 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $62,752 | 80 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $62,474 | 840 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $62,155 | 210 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $62,093 | 60 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $62,093 | 320 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 80 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helpers--Roofers | $56,973 | 1,420 | +8.3% |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | $50,163 | 2,690 | +3.1% |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | $67,665 | 25,830 | +5% |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | $61,564 | 6,320 | +5.1% |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | $122,932 | 1,220 | +7.1% |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | $62,868 | 4,590 | +8.5% |
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