# Helpers--Roofers

> Help roofers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-roofers
- SOC code: 47-3016.00
- Career family: Construction and extraction
- Median annual pay: $44,160 (10th percentile $30,140, 90th percentile $62,400)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, -0.1%
- Openings a year: 600
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 99 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 16 |
| Enterprising (E) | 7 |
| Conventional (C) | 44 |

## What you'd do

- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 86/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 81/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 68/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 67/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 66/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 64/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 58/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 58/100)
- Getting Information (importance 57/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 57/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Equipment Selection, Quality Control Analysis

## Knowledge

Building and Construction, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Education and Training, Transportation, Administration and Management, Mechanical, Mathematics, Customer and Personal Service, Design

## Also called

Commercial Roofing Helper, Hot Tar Roofer Helper, Industrial Roofer Helper, Residential Roofer Helper, Roofer Apprentice, Roofer Assistant, Roofer Helper, Roofing Apprentice, Roofing Helper, Shingles Roofer Helper

## Related careers

- [Roofers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/roofers): $55,440 median pay
- [Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-painters-paperhangers-plasterers-and-stucco-masons): $40,470 median pay
- [Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-pipelayers-plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters): $42,360 median pay
- [Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-brickmasons-blockmasons-stonemasons-and-tile-and-marble-setters): $47,550 median pay
- [Helpers--Carpenters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-carpenters): $43,780 median pay
- [Plasterers and Stucco Masons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/plasterers-and-stucco-masons): $57,660 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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