Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
129,690	1.9 %	$22.03	$45,820	1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.76	$15.94	$20.24	$26.65	$34.10
Annual Wage (2)	$26,540	$33,160	$42,100	$55,440	$70,920

Industry profile for this occupation:

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	119,370	12.75	$22.08	$45,920
Nonresidential Building Construction	2,350	0.28	$23.70	$49,290
Residential Building Construction	2,210	0.27	$20.78	$43,220
Employment Services	1,420	0.04	$18.89	$39,280
Building Finishing Contractors	1,360	0.16	$21.07	$43,820

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	119,370	12.75	$22.08	$45,920
Nonresidential Building Construction	2,350	0.28	$23.70	$49,290
Residential Building Construction	2,210	0.27	$20.78	$43,220
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	480	0.21	$16.31	$33,920
Building Finishing Contractors	1,360	0.16	$21.07	$43,820

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)	180	(7)	$32.39	$67,370
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	40	(7)	$29.05	$60,420
Elementary and Secondary Schools	300	(7)	$25.41	$52,850
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	150	0.01	$25.01	$52,010
Building Equipment Contractors	610	0.03	$24.29	$50,520

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	22,800	2.59	2.94	$17.85	$37,140
California	18,900	1.09	1.23	$25.47	$52,980
Texas	7,400	0.60	0.67	$17.15	$35,670
New York	5,330	0.56	0.63	$32.33	$67,250
Washington	5,100	1.54	1.74	$28.63	$59,540

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	22,800	2.59	2.94	$17.85	$37,140
Oregon	3,430	1.80	2.04	$21.73	$45,200
Washington	5,100	1.54	1.74	$28.63	$59,540
New Mexico	1,260	1.53	1.74	$16.26	$33,830
Utah	2,190	1.46	1.65	$20.48	$42,590

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	5,330	0.56	0.63	$32.33	$67,250
Hawaii	780	1.23	1.39	$31.05	$64,590
New Jersey	1,850	0.45	0.51	$30.50	$63,450
Connecticut	770	0.46	0.52	$29.25	$60,850
Alaska	220	0.69	0.78	$29.09	$60,510

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	5,650	0.91	1.03	$25.16	$52,340
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,240	1.98	2.25	$17.63	$36,660
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,800	0.39	0.45	$35.66	$74,180
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	3,610	2.70	3.06	$18.06	$37,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,140	0.67	0.76	$29.57	$61,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,900	1.44	1.63	$31.38	$65,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,730	1.10	1.25	$26.49	$55,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,530	0.69	0.78	$16.83	$35,010
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	2,290	8.47	9.59	$17.19	$35,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,230	0.70	0.79	$24.49	$50,940