Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

47-2181 Roofers

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.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
128,680	1.7 %	$21.09	$43,870	0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.28	$15.34	$19.22	$25.07	$31.97
Annual Wage (2)	$25,540	$31,910	$39,970	$52,140	$66,510

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	117,570	12.88	$21.09	$43,870
Nonresidential Building Construction	2,650	0.33	$22.94	$47,710
Residential Building Construction	2,400	0.31	$18.96	$39,430
Building Finishing Contractors	1,820	0.22	$21.13	$43,940
Employment Services	1,550	0.04	$18.52	$38,530

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	117,570	12.88	$21.09	$43,870
Nonresidential Building Construction	2,650	0.33	$22.94	$47,710
Residential Building Construction	2,400	0.31	$18.96	$39,430
Building Finishing Contractors	1,820	0.22	$21.13	$43,940
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	350	0.15	$16.44	$34,200

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	200	(7)	$31.31	$65,110
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	40	(7)	$28.81	$59,930
Real Estate	(8)	(8)	$25.62	$53,280
Building Equipment Contractors	850	0.04	$24.51	$50,990
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	150	(7)	$24.42	$50,800

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	21,040	2.44	2.75	$16.78	$34,900
California	18,440	1.08	1.22	$24.40	$50,740
Texas	7,720	0.64	0.72	$16.94	$35,230
New York	4,910	0.52	0.59	$31.50	$65,520
Ohio	4,620	0.85	0.96	$19.83	$41,240

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	21,040	2.44	2.75	$16.78	$34,900
Oregon	3,430	1.82	2.04	$20.09	$41,790
New Mexico	1,430	1.76	1.98	$15.15	$31,510
Utah	2,080	1.43	1.61	$18.06	$37,560
Washington	4,540	1.39	1.57	$25.74	$53,550

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	4,910	0.52	0.59	$31.50	$65,520
Illinois	4,460	0.74	0.84	$29.75	$61,870
New Jersey	1,440	0.36	0.40	$28.30	$58,870
Hawaii	860	1.34	1.51	$27.97	$58,170
Massachusetts	1,760	0.49	0.56	$27.85	$57,920

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,420	0.89	1.00	$24.29	$50,520
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,900	1.89	2.13	$16.79	$34,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,540	0.76	0.86	$31.46	$65,430
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	3,390	2.58	2.90	$15.89	$33,050
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,100	0.33	0.37	$34.56	$71,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,890	1.19	1.34	$24.94	$51,880
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,490	1.25	1.41	$26.91	$55,980
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,470	0.69	0.78	$17.34	$36,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,300	1.12	1.26	$18.61	$38,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,290	1.93	2.17	$22.77	$47,360