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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures. | Inspect problem roofs to determine the best repair procedures. | |||
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Set up scaffolding to provide safe access to roofs. | ||||
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Align roofing materials with edges of roofs. | ||||
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Clean and maintain equipment. | ||||
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Cement or nail flashing strips of metal or shingle over joints to make them watertight. | ||||
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Install, repair, or replace single-ply roofing systems, using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric, or other asphaltic compositions. | ||||
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Cut felt, shingles, or strips of flashing to fit angles formed by walls, vents, or intersecting roof surfaces. | ||||
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Install vapor barriers or layers of insulation on flat roofs. | ||||
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Cut roofing paper to size using knives; and nail or staple roofing paper to roofs in overlapping strips to form bases for other materials. | ||||
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Cover exposed nailheads with roofing cement or caulking to prevent water leakage or rust. | ||||
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Install partially overlapping layers of material over roof insulation surfaces, using chalk lines, gauges on shingling hatchets, or lines on shingles. | ||||
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Cover roofs or exterior walls of structures with slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, gravel, gypsum, or related materials, using brushes, knives, punches, hammers, or other tools. | ||||
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Remove snow, water, or debris from roofs prior to applying roofing materials. | ||||
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Apply alternate layers of hot asphalt or tar and roofing paper to roofs. | ||||
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Estimate roofing materials and labor required to complete jobs, and provide price quotes. | ||||
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Spray roofs, sidings, or walls to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures, using spray guns, air compressors, or heaters. | ||||
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Waterproof or damp-proof walls, floors, roofs, foundations, or basements by painting or spraying surfaces with waterproof coatings or by attaching waterproofing membranes to surfaces. | ||||
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Mop or pour hot asphalt or tar onto roof bases. | ||||
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Apply plastic coatings, membranes, fiberglass, or felt over sloped roofs before applying shingles. | ||||
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Smooth rough spots to prepare surfaces for waterproofing, using hammers, chisels, or rubbing bricks. | ||||
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Glaze top layers to make a smooth finish or embed gravel in the bitumen for rough surfaces. | ||||
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Apply gravel or pebbles over top layers of roofs, using rakes or stiff-bristled brooms. | ||||
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Punch holes in slate, tile, terra cotta, or wooden shingles, using punches and hammers. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Roofers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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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. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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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. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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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. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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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. | |||
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Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. | |||
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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
ASR Software LWC-Plus | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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ASR Software Taper-Plus | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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ASR Software TopView LE | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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ASR Software TopView ME | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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AppliCad software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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CADAFIS Roofing software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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DigiTools Roof CAD | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Energy cost evaluation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Humidity and vapor drive calculation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Insight Direct ServiceCEO | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Maintenance record software | Project management software | |||
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Roof Calculator software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Roof Pro Estimate Software Roof Pro | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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RoofLogic software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Top View software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Wintac Pro Software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Ziatek RoofDraw | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Adjustable roof brackets | Angle brackets | |||
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Air compressors | Air compressors | |||
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Angle knives | Utility knives | |||
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Axes | Axes | |||
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Bench-mount hand brakes | Workshop presses | |||
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Bitumen applicators | Bituminous material distributors | |||
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Carpenters' hatchets | Hatchets | |||
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Caulking guns | Caulking guns | |||
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Chalk line markers | Chalk lines | |||
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Chicken ladders | Ladders | |||
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Circular saws | Power saws | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Cleat benders | Workshop presses | |||
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Clipping shears | Shears | |||
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Compound snips | Tinners snips | |||
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Core cutters | Punching pliers | |||
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Corner roofing seamers | Blow torches | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Double-burner pump kettles | Kettle exchangers | |||
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Double-lock seamers | Blow torches | |||
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Downspout crimpers | Pipe bending tools | |||
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Draw knives | Utility knives | |||
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Electronic leak detectors | Liquid leak detectors | |||
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Fall arrest systems | Safety harnesses or belts | |||
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Fixed-roof brackets | Angle brackets | |||
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Foot squaring shears | Shears | |||
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Gas-powered chop saws | Power saws | |||
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Gravelers | Chip Spreaders | |||
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Grooving tools | Cold chisels | |||
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Hammer tackers | Staple guns | |||
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Hammers | Hammers | |||
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Hand crimpers | Lug crimping tool dies | |||
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Hand punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Hand roofing double seamers | Sheet metal pliers | |||
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Heat welders | Welders | |||
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Heating torches | Blow torches | |||
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Hoisting wheels | Blocks or pulleys | |||
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Hot air blowers | Air dryers | |||
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Hot air welding machines | Welders | |||
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Hot or cold process power gravelers | Chip Spreaders | |||
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Hydraulic swing beam hoists | Hoists | |||
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Infrared thermometers | Heat tracing equipment | |||
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Korker cleats | Safety shoes | |||
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Ladder braces | Scaffolding stabilizers | |||
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Ladder jacks | Scaffolding | |||
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Ladder levelers | Scaffolding stabilizers | |||
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Ladder standoffs | Scaffolding stabilizers | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Long ladder hoisting wheels | Blocks or pulleys | |||
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Measuring tapes | Tape measures | |||
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Measuring wheels | Measuring wheels for distance | |||
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Membrane slitters | Shears | |||
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Metric roofing hatchets | Hatchets | |||
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Nail hammers | Hammers | |||
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Nail pullers | Pullers | |||
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Nail strippers | Pullers | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Personal digital assistants PDA | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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Plastic hammers | Hammers | |||
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Pneumatic air nailers | Pneumatic nail drivers | |||
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Pointing trowels | Trowels | |||
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Pop rivet guns | Rivet tools | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power hoists | Hoists | |||
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Power roof cutters | Cutting machines | |||
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Power roof rippers | Roof rippers | |||
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Propane torches | Blow torches | |||
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Pry bars | Pry bars | |||
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Putty knives | Putty knives | |||
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Reciprocating saws | Power saws | |||
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Riggers' axes | Hatchets | |||
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Rip hammers | Hammers | |||
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Rolling magnetic sweepers | Magnetic tools | |||
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Roof dryers | Air dryers | |||
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Roof hooks | Safety hooks | |||
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Roof pitch finders | Protractors | |||
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Roofing coil nailers | Power nail guns | |||
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Roofing guardrails | Handrails | |||
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Roofing knives | Utility knives | |||
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Roofing layout tapes | Chalk lines | |||
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Roofing seamers | Blow torches | |||
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Roofing shoes | Safety shoes | |||
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Roofing spades | Roof rippers | |||
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Roofing tearoff forks | Roof rippers | |||
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Rotary machines | Swaging tools | |||
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Round-point trowels | Trowels | |||
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Safety belts | Safety harnesses or belts | |||
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Safety lanyards | Fall protection lanyard | |||
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Scaffolding | Scaffolding | |||
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Scraper/pullers | Pullers | |||
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Seam finishing machines | Welders | |||
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Seaming chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Seaming hammers | Hammers | |||
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Seaming pliers | Sheet metal pliers | |||
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Semiautomatic welding machines | Welders | |||
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Shake tear-off tools | Roof rippers | |||
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Shears | Shears | |||
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Sheet metal hand tongs | Tongs | |||
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Shingle ladder hoists | Hoists | |||
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Shingle rippers | Roof rippers | |||
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Shingle saws | Power saws | |||
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Shingle shovels | Shovels | |||
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Short ladder hoisting wheels | Blocks or pulleys | |||
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Single burner draw kettles | Kettle exchangers | |||
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Single burner pump kettles | Kettle exchangers | |||
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Single seamers | Blow torches | |||
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Single seaming irons | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Slate cutters | Shears | |||
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Slate hammers | Hammers | |||
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Slate rippers | Roof rippers | |||
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Slaters' anvils | Anvils | |||
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Snips | Tinners snips | |||
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Soldering irons | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Spud bars | Pry bars | |||
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Spud/scraper bars | Pry bars | |||
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Standard roofing hatchets | Hatchets | |||
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Straight snips | Tinners snips | |||
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Tar mops | Roofing mops | |||
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Tear-off bars | Roof rippers | |||
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Tear-off shovels | Roof rippers | |||
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Tin snips | Tinners snips | |||
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Tinsmith pliers | Sheet metal pliers | |||
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Torches | Blow torches | |||
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Triangular scales | Scales | |||
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Trolley track hoists | Hoists | |||
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Trowels | Trowels | |||
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Two-handed edgers | Sheet metal pliers | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Welding hoods | Welding masks | |||
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Wood chisels | Wood chisels | |||
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Wood shingling hatchets | Hatchets | |||
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Wrecking bars | Pry bars | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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Required Level of Education | Less than a High School Diploma | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Aluminum Shingle Roofer | |||
Applicator | |||
Asbestos Shingle Roofer | |||
Composition Roofer | |||
Cool Roofing Installer | |||
Gravel Roofer | |||
Gypsum Roofer | |||
Hot Tar Roofer | |||
Industrial Roofer | |||
Laborer | |||
Metal Roofer | |||
Metal Roofing Mechanic | |||
Metal Worker | |||
Residential Roofer | |||
Roof Mechanic | |||
Roof Service Technician | |||
Roofer | |||
Roofer Applicator | |||
Roofer Apprentice | |||
Roofing Applicator | |||
Roofing Layer | |||
Roofing Technician | |||
Sheet Metal Roofer | |||
Shingles Roofer | |||
Slate Roofer | |||
Slater | |||
Slater Apprentice | |||
Tar Roofer | |||
Terra Cotta Roofer | |||
Tile Layer Roof | |||
Tile Roofer | |||
Tin Roofer | |||
Wood Shingle Roofer | |||
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