Roofers

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2019 Workforce

218k

Average Age

37.4

Estimated Job Growth

11.1%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$36,740

Average Male Salary

$36,189

Average Female Salary

$54,622

About

Roofers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Roofers was $36,740 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Roofers by wage are Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood, Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing, and Pest control workers.

Roofers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Roofers are Mesquite City (Central & Southeast) PUMA, TX, Pompano Beach (South) & Fort Lauderdale (Northeast) Cities PUMA, FL, and Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette & Lee Counties PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Roofers are Pompano Beach (South) & Fort Lauderdale (Northeast) Cities PUMA, FL, Mesquite City (Central & Southeast) PUMA, TX, and South of I-30, East of I-35W & Inside Loop I-820 PUMA, TX.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Roofers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Roofers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Roofers, by average wage, is Construction. Roofers are paid most in Henry, Mercer, Henderson, Warren, Hancock, McDonough & Fulton Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Pompano Beach (South) & Fort Lauderdale (Northeast) Cities PUMA, FL.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$36,740

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,682

In 2019, Roofers earned an average of $36,740, $18,784 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood make somewhat more than Roofers while Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Roofers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.325

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Roofers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.325, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Roofers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Roofers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Roofers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Roofers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Roofers, by number of employees, are Construction and Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Roofers, by average wage, are Elementary & secondary schools, Elementary & secondary schools, Real estate, Construction, Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes, Construction, Construction, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Construction, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Construction, Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes, and Construction.

Industries by Share

218k

2019 Workforce

± 11,453

16%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.66%

The number of people employed as Roofers has been growing at a rate of 16%, from 187,906 people in 2018 to 217,934 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Roofers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Roofers at 98.1%, followed by Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers with 0.461% and false with 0%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Roofers in the US. The average age of male Roofers in the workforce is 37.4 and of female Roofers is 38, and the most common race/ethnicity for Roofers is White (Hispanic).

Gender Composition

211k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 11,281

6.52k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,983

97% of Roofers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Roofers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Roofers

White (Hispanic)
White (Non-Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

39.4% of Roofers are White (Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 35.8% of Roofers, White (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Roofers.

Age by Gender

37.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.617

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.04

The median age of Roofers is 37.4, and Male employees are generally 0.635 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Roofers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Roofers is Business but a relatively high number of Roofers hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Roofers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Roofers need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Critical Thinking, and Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Roofers need more than the average amount of Installation, Coordination, and Operation and Control.

Radar Distribution

Bar Chart

Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Roofers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 6.85%, but Roofers are expected to see a growth of 11.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

11.1%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

6.85%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2018 to 2028) for Roofers. This profession is expected to grow faster than 6.85%, the average rate of national job growth.