Roofers and shinglers

NOC

73110

Roofers install, repair or replace flat roofs as well as shingles, shakes or other roofing tiles on sloped roofs. Shinglers install and replace shingles, tiles and similar coverings on sloped roofs.

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Roofers install, repair or replace flat roofs as well as shingles, shakes or other roofing tiles on sloped roofs. Shinglers install and replace shingles, tiles and similar coverings on sloped roofs. They are employed by roofing and general contractors, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Roofers

Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel

Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions

Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings

Install sheet metal flashings

Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level

Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools

Set up scaffolding to provide safe access to roofs

May estimate materials required and quote costs.

Shinglers

Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings

Set up scaffolding to provide safe access to roofs.

Also Known As

apprentice roofer
asphalt roofer
built-up roofer
flat roofer
residential steep roofer

roofer

shingler

single-ply roofer

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

For roofers, completion of a two- to three-year apprenticeship program or Over three years of work experience in the trade are usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

Roofing trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.

Trade certification for residential steep roofers is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia.

Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified roofers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Shinglers require one to two years of on-the-job training.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes
Compulsory: No
Red Seal: Yes

Regulation Body

Skilled Trades NB

Employment by Sex

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2.5%

Female

97.5%

Male

Employment by age

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23.8%

15-24

25.0%

25-34

27.5%

35-44

11.3%

45-54

12.5%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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28.8%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

40.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

16.3%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

15.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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38.8%

Construction

15.0%

Manufacturing

11.3%

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

35.0%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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15.00%

Northeast

31.30%

Southeast

17.50%

Southwest

23.80%

Central

12.50%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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N/A

Northeast

$50,000

Southeast

$44,000

Southwest

$36,000

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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