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.
Most important skills
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
Key knowledge
- Building and Construction
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
- Education and Training
- Transportation
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
What the work involves
- Check to ensure that completed roofs are watertight.
- Sweep and clean roofs to prepare them for the application of new roofing materials.
- Locate worn or torn areas in roofs.
- Clean work areas and equipment.
- Maintain tools and equipment.
- Cover roofs with layers of roofing felt or asphalt strips before installing tile, slate, or composition materials.
- Remove old roofing materials.
- Unload materials and tools from work trucks, and unroll roofing as directed.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Social.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (46.1% of expert ratings)
- Related experience
- None (54.4%)
- On-the-job training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (35.9%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 2: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Helpers--Roofers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Very low | Lower on contact with others than 82% of occupations compared | 41% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | Low | Lower on dealing with the public than 71% of occupations compared | 34% of surveyed respondents chose “Important” |
| Teamwork | High | Higher on teamwork than 68% of occupations compared | 53% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Very low | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 92% of occupations compared | 43% of surveyed respondents chose “Some freedom” |
| Time pressure | Very high | Higher on time pressure than 87% of occupations compared | 57% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day” |
| Conflict situations | Moderate | Lower on conflict situations than 57% of occupations compared | 41% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Very low | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 96% of occupations compared | 51% of surveyed respondents chose “Never” |
| Consequence of error | High | Higher on consequence of error than 64% of occupations compared | 29% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: very high
- Conflict situations: moderate
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very low
- Consequence of error: high
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 6.32%
- Occasional contact with others: 16.12%
- Contact with others about half the time: 0%
- Contact with others most of the time: 36.19%
- Constant contact with others: 41.37%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 16.82%
- Fairly important: 25.5%
- Important: 34.26%
- Very important: 1.47%
- Extremely important: 21.96%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 6.17%
- Very important: 40.96%
- Extremely important: 52.87%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 1.43%
- Very little freedom: 27.54%
- Limited freedom: 16.89%
- Some freedom: 42.71%
- A lot of freedom: 11.42%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 0%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 14.32%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 28.98%
- Every day: 56.7%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
Conflict situations
- Never: 14.85%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 40.58%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 17.23%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 10.77%
- Every day: 16.57%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 50.83%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 16.28%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 29.95%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 2.94%
- Every day: 0%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 12.85%
- Fairly serious: 19.07%
- Serious: 24.27%
- Very serious: 14.36%
- Extremely serious: 29.45%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
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