Helpers--Roofers

What the job really is

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

At a glance

• Sector: Construction & Extraction
• O*NET-SOC code: 47-3016
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• 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.
• Set ladders, scaffolds, and hoists in place for taking supplies to roofs.
• Place tiles, nail them to roof boards, and cover nailheads with roofing cement.
• Provide assistance to skilled roofers installing and repairing roofs, flashings, and surfaces.
• Attach roofing paper and composition shingles, using nails.

Tools and technology

A-frame hoists, Adhesive spreaders, Adjustable wrenches, Air compressors, AppliCad Roof Wizard, Asphalt spreaders, Aviation snips, Axes, Backpack blowers, Bitumen kettles, Bitumen mops, Blow torches

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Roofers
• Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
• Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
• Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
• Helpers--Carpenters
• Plasterers and Stucco Masons
• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
• Helpers--Electricians

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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