What do they do?
Help roofers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Also known as:
Roofer Helper
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- High school diploma equivalent (45%)
- Less than high school diploma (29%)
- Some college, no degree (13%)
- Bachelor's degree (6%)
- Associate's degree (5%)
- Master's degree (2%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Helpers--Roofers
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#1
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Degrees Granted
428
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Female Students
41
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Male Students
387
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Median Starting Salary
$55,200
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#2
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Degrees Granted
111
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Female Students
6
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Male Students
105
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Median Starting Salary
$47,900
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Degrees Granted
25
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Female Students
0
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Male Students
25
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Median Starting Salary
$55,200
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Degrees Granted
21
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Female Students
3
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Male Students
18
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Median Starting Salary
$55,200
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Degrees Granted
4
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Female Students
2
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Male Students
2
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Median Starting Salary
$55,200
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People in this career often know a lot about:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
People in this career often have talent in:
- 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.
- 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.
- Gross Body Equilibrium - The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
- 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.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
- Clean surfaces in preparation for work activities.
- Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement.
- Clean work sites.
- Clean equipment or facilities.
- Maintain construction tools or equipment.
- Install roofing materials.
- Remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas.
- Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.
- Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
- Apply sealants or other protective coatings.
- Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
- Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.
- Spread sand, dirt or other loose materials onto surfaces.
- Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
Videos: CareerOneStop, USDOL/ETA and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
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