CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies

Roofers

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CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction
Job Family: Construction Trades
Benchmark Title: Roofers
 
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.
 
Set up scaffolding to provide safe access to roofs.
 
Align roofing materials with edges of roofs.
 
Clean and maintain equipment.
 
Cement or nail flashing strips of metal or shingle over joints to make them watertight.
 
Install, repair, or replace single-ply roofing systems, using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric, or other asphaltic compositions.
 
Cut felt, shingles, or strips of flashing to fit angles formed by walls, vents, or intersecting roof surfaces.
 
Install vapor barriers or layers of insulation on flat roofs.
 
Cut roofing paper to size using knives; and nail or staple roofing paper to roofs in overlapping strips to form bases for other materials.
 
Cover exposed nailheads with roofing cement or caulking to prevent water leakage or rust.
 
Install partially overlapping layers of material over roof insulation surfaces, using chalk lines, gauges on shingling hatchets, or lines on shingles.
 
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.
 
Remove snow, water, or debris from roofs prior to applying roofing materials.
 
Apply alternate layers of hot asphalt or tar and roofing paper to roofs.
 
Estimate roofing materials and labor required to complete jobs, and provide price quotes.
 
Spray roofs, sidings, or walls to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures, using spray guns, air compressors, or heaters.
 
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.
 
Mop or pour hot asphalt or tar onto roof bases.
 
Apply plastic coatings, membranes, fiberglass, or felt over sloped roofs before applying shingles.
 
Smooth rough spots to prepare surfaces for waterproofing, using hammers, chisels, or rubbing bricks.
 
Glaze top layers to make a smooth finish or embed gravel in the bitumen for rough surfaces.
 
Apply gravel or pebbles over top layers of roofs, using rakes or stiff-bristled brooms.
 
Punch holes in slate, tile, terra cotta, or wooden shingles, using punches and hammers.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction
Job Family: Construction Trades
Benchmark Title: Roofers
 
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.
 
Design Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
 
Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 
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.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction
Job Family: Construction Trades
Benchmark Title: Roofers
 
Important Skill Competencies Competency Description
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
 
Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
 
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.
 
Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
 
Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.
 
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
 
Operation Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
 
Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
 
Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
 
Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
 
Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
 
Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction
Job Family: Construction Trades
Benchmark Title: Roofers
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
 
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.
 
Extent Flexibility The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
 
Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
 
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.
 
Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
 
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.
 
Stamina The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
 
Gross Body Coordination The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
 
Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
 
Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
 
Control Precision The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
 
Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
 
Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
 
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.
 
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).
 
Reaction Time The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
 
Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
 
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.
 
Static Strength The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
 
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.
 
Category Flexibility The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
 
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.
 
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).
 
Far Vision The ability to see details at a distance.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction
Job Family: Construction Trades
Benchmark Title: Roofers
 
Tools/Technology Example Product Category
ASR Software LWC-Plus Computer aided design CAD software
 
ASR Software Taper-Plus Computer aided design CAD software
 
ASR Software TopView LE Computer aided design CAD software
 
ASR Software TopView ME Computer aided design CAD software
 
AppliCad software Computer aided design CAD software
 
CADAFIS Roofing software Data base user interface and query software
 
DigiTools Roof CAD Computer aided design CAD software
 
Energy cost evaluation software Analytical or scientific software
 
Humidity and vapor drive calculation software Analytical or scientific software
 
Insight Direct ServiceCEO Data base user interface and query software
 
Maintenance record software Project management software
 
Roof Calculator software Analytical or scientific software
 
Roof Pro Estimate Software Roof Pro Data base user interface and query software
 
RoofLogic software Data base user interface and query software
 
Spreadsheet software Spreadsheet software
 
Top View software Analytical or scientific software
 
Wintac Pro Software Data base user interface and query software
 
Word processing software Word processing software
 
Ziatek RoofDraw Computer aided design CAD software
 
Adjustable roof brackets Angle brackets
 
Air compressors Air compressors
 
Angle knives Utility knives
 
Axes Axes
 
Bench-mount hand brakes Workshop presses
 
Bitumen applicators Bituminous material distributors
 
Carpenters' hatchets Hatchets
 
Caulking guns Caulking guns
 
Chalk line markers Chalk lines
 
Chicken ladders Ladders
 
Circular saws Power saws
 
Claw hammers Hammers
 
Cleat benders Workshop presses
 
Clipping shears Shears
 
Compound snips Tinners snips
 
Core cutters Punching pliers
 
Corner roofing seamers Blow torches
 
Desktop computers Desktop computers
 
Double-burner pump kettles Kettle exchangers
 
Double-lock seamers Blow torches
 
Downspout crimpers Pipe bending tools
 
Draw knives Utility knives
 
Electronic leak detectors Liquid leak detectors
 
Fall arrest systems Safety harnesses or belts
 
Fixed-roof brackets Angle brackets
 
Foot squaring shears Shears
 
Gas-powered chop saws Power saws
 
Gravelers Chip Spreaders
 
Grooving tools Cold chisels
 
Hammer tackers Staple guns
 
Hammers Hammers
 
Hand crimpers Lug crimping tool dies
 
Hand punches Punches or nail sets or drifts
 
Hand roofing double seamers Sheet metal pliers
 
Heat welders Welders
 
Heating torches Blow torches
 
Hoisting wheels Blocks or pulleys
 
Hot air blowers Air dryers
 
Hot air welding machines Welders
 
Hot or cold process power gravelers Chip Spreaders
 
Hydraulic swing beam hoists Hoists
 
Infrared thermometers Heat tracing equipment
 
Korker cleats Safety shoes
 
Ladder braces Scaffolding stabilizers
 
Ladder jacks Scaffolding
 
Ladder levelers Scaffolding stabilizers
 
Ladder standoffs Scaffolding stabilizers
 
Ladders Ladders
 
Laser printers Laser printers
 
Long ladder hoisting wheels Blocks or pulleys
 
Measuring tapes Tape measures
 
Measuring wheels Measuring wheels for distance
 
Membrane slitters Shears
 
Metric roofing hatchets Hatchets
 
Nail hammers Hammers
 
Nail pullers Pullers
 
Nail strippers Pullers
 
Notebook computers Notebook computers
 
Personal computers Personal computers
 
Personal digital assistants PDA Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
 
Plastic hammers Hammers
 
Pneumatic air nailers Pneumatic nail drivers
 
Pointing trowels Trowels
 
Pop rivet guns Rivet tools
 
Power drills Power drills
 
Power hoists Hoists
 
Power roof cutters Cutting machines
 
Power roof rippers Roof rippers
 
Propane torches Blow torches
 
Pry bars Pry bars
 
Putty knives Putty knives
 
Reciprocating saws Power saws
 
Riggers' axes Hatchets
 
Rip hammers Hammers
 
Rolling magnetic sweepers Magnetic tools
 
Roof dryers Air dryers
 
Roof hooks Safety hooks
 
Roof pitch finders Protractors
 
Roofing coil nailers Power nail guns
 
Roofing guardrails Handrails
 
Roofing knives Utility knives
 
Roofing layout tapes Chalk lines
 
Roofing seamers Blow torches
 
Roofing shoes Safety shoes
 
Roofing spades Roof rippers
 
Roofing tearoff forks Roof rippers
 
Rotary machines Swaging tools
 
Round-point trowels Trowels
 
Safety belts Safety harnesses or belts
 
Safety lanyards Fall protection lanyard
 
Scaffolding Scaffolding
 
Scraper/pullers Pullers
 
Seam finishing machines Welders
 
Seaming chisels Cold chisels
 
Seaming hammers Hammers
 
Seaming pliers Sheet metal pliers
 
Semiautomatic welding machines Welders
 
Shake tear-off tools Roof rippers
 
Shears Shears
 
Sheet metal hand tongs Tongs
 
Shingle ladder hoists Hoists
 
Shingle rippers Roof rippers
 
Shingle saws Power saws
 
Shingle shovels Shovels
 
Short ladder hoisting wheels Blocks or pulleys
 
Single burner draw kettles Kettle exchangers
 
Single burner pump kettles Kettle exchangers
 
Single seamers Blow torches
 
Single seaming irons Soldering irons or guns
 
Slate cutters Shears
 
Slate hammers Hammers
 
Slate rippers Roof rippers
 
Slaters' anvils Anvils
 
Snips Tinners snips
 
Soldering irons Soldering irons or guns
 
Spud bars Pry bars
 
Spud/scraper bars Pry bars
 
Standard roofing hatchets Hatchets
 
Straight snips Tinners snips
 
Tar mops Roofing mops
 
Tear-off bars Roof rippers
 
Tear-off shovels Roof rippers
 
Tin snips Tinners snips
 
Tinsmith pliers Sheet metal pliers
 
Torches Blow torches
 
Triangular scales Scales
 
Trolley track hoists Hoists
 
Trowels Trowels
 
Two-handed edgers Sheet metal pliers
 
Utility knives Utility knives
 
Welding hoods Welding masks
 
Wood chisels Wood chisels
 
Wood shingling hatchets Hatchets
 
Wrecking bars Pry bars
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction
Job Family: Construction Trades
Benchmark Title: Roofers
 
Prerequisite Qualification Category Education and Experience Level
Required Level of Education High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
 
Related Work Experience Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
 
On-Site or In-Plant Training None
 
Required Level of Education Less than a High School Diploma
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction
Job Family: Construction Trades
Benchmark Title: Roofers
 
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
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction
Job Family: Construction Trades
Benchmark Title: Roofers
 
 
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