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Roofing Contractors

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Roofing Contractors is a U.S. industry in the NAICS classification. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates about 248,510 workers across 101 detailed occupations in it. A typical worker earns around $57,499 a year (Singulariki estimate, see below).

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in roofing. This industry also includes establishments treating roofs (i.e., spraying, painting, or coating) and installing skylights. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs. Illustrative Examples: Painting, spraying, or coating, roof Sheet metal roofing installation Shake and shingle, roof, installation Skylight installation Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Employment is national May 2024 OEWS. "Typical pay" is Singulariki's own figure — the employment-weighted average of each occupation's national median wage — a rough center of the industry, not an official BLS number.

How exposed this industry is to AI

Weighting every occupation in this industry by its employment and its unified AI-exposure index (the OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" human-rated task overlap folded with the Felten/Raj/Seamans AIOE index), this industry sits in the Low band — 10th percentile across all industries.

Exposure measures how much of the work overlaps with what today's AI can do, not a prediction of automation; high-exposure industries are where AI is most likely to reshape tasks. Employment-weighted across 88 occupations that carry an exposure score. Compare every industry on the AI exposure hub.

How AI is actually used in this industry

Among measured Claude.ai (Free and Pro) conversations mapped to O*NET task statements (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these patterns are most associated with the occupations in this industry, weighted by its employment mix. They are shares of observed AI conversations — not of worker time, revenue, or what could be automated — and reflect one AI assistant's consumer sample, not all AI.

Signal coverage 84.8% of employment · 59/94 occupations have AEI task data
Augmentation vs. automation 15.0% working with AI · 17.4% handed to AI
Most common pattern Directive · AI does it; you give the instruction
Typical AI autonomy 3.6 / 5 · higher = AI acts more independently

Tasks driving the signal

The task families that account for the most AI activity across this industry's occupations (employment × observed usage), each attributed to the occupation it comes from.

Task Occupation How Share of signal
Troubleshoot problems involving office equipment, such as computer hardware and software. Office Clerks, General Feedback loop 55.8%
Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Directive 5.8%
Conduct searches to find needed information, using such sources as the Internet. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Directive 5.4%
Develop or maintain internal or external company Web sites. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Directive 4.0%
Participate in the work of subordinates to facilitate productivity or to overcome difficult aspects of work. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Iteration 2.4%
Process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports. Office Clerks, General Directive 2.2%
Estimate materials and labor required to complete roofing jobs. Roofers — 2.0%
Complete work schedules, manage calendars, and arrange appointments. Office Clerks, General Directive 1.3%
Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers. Office Clerks, General Learning 1.0%
Create, maintain, and enter information into databases. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Directive 0.9%
Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement. General and Operations Managers Directive 0.9%
Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive none 0.8%

Occupations behind the signal

The occupations whose AI-touched tasks contribute most to this industry's signal, by employment here.

Occupation Workers Share How they use AI
Roofers 121,700 49.0% —
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 22,330 9.0% Directive
Office Clerks, General 10,750 4.3% Feedback loop
General and Operations Managers 10,440 4.2% Iteration
Sheet Metal Workers 6,680 2.7% Directive
Cost Estimators 6,090 2.5% Iteration
Construction Managers 5,940 2.4% Iteration
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 5,000 2.0% Directive
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3,830 1.5% Directive
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2,930 1.2% Iteration
Accountants and Auditors 1,520 0.6% Directive
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,240 0.5% Directive

This rollup is only as complete as the occupation-task matches available for the industry; the coverage figure above is shown so sparse industries do not look falsely precise. AI exposure is not the same as replacement.

Skill & tool metabolism

What this industry's work actually runs on. Each figure is the share of the industry's workers in occupations that significantly rely on a skill, knowledge area, or ability (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5), or that use a tool category — its employment reach. This is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across the workforce, not how intensively any one worker uses it. Shares are independent and need not add to 100%.

Based on 93.9% of this industry's employment that maps to a detailed occupation with an O*NET skill profile.

Skills

Skill Employment reach Workers
Active Listening 93.1% 231,320
Speaking 90.5% 224,830
Coordination 88.7% 220,550
Critical Thinking 87.0% 216,200
Time Management 86.2% 214,300
Monitoring 84.0% 208,680
Operation and Control 54.4% 135,150
Operations Monitoring 54.4% 135,280
Reading Comprehension 37.6% 93,390
Writing 32.4% 80,570
Social Perceptiveness 30.0% 74,490
Judgment and Decision Making 29.3% 72,910

Knowledge areas

Knowledge area Employment reach Workers
Customer and Personal Service 86.5% 214,890
English Language 86.3% 214,550
Administration and Management 85.5% 212,580
Mathematics 78.7% 195,580
Building and Construction 73.4% 182,370
Mechanical 71.4% 177,450
Public Safety and Security 70.0% 174,050
Design 67.5% 167,720
Education and Training 59.4% 147,580
Administrative 19.3% 48,020
Computers and Electronics 14.8% 36,780
Economics and Accounting 13.4% 33,420

Abilities

Abilitie Employment reach Workers
Oral Comprehension 93.8% 233,190
Oral Expression 93.7% 232,840
Information Ordering 92.9% 230,800
Speech Recognition 92.4% 229,590
Problem Sensitivity 92.3% 229,470
Near Vision 91.9% 228,490
Deductive Reasoning 90.3% 224,470
Inductive Reasoning 85.5% 212,530
Selective Attention 84.1% 208,940
Far Vision 72.6% 180,450
Manual Dexterity 70.8% 175,840
Visualization 70.8% 175,920

Tool categories

Tool category Employment reach Workers
Office suite software 97.4% 242,050
Spreadsheet software 97.3% 241,880
Word processing software 96.6% 240,150
Project management software 93.2% 231,600
Operating system software 90.9% 225,980
Data base user interface and query software 87.6% 217,630
Analytical or scientific software 82.3% 204,530
Computer aided design CAD software 81.2% 201,830
Electronic mail software 44.3% 110,160
Enterprise resource planning ERP software 39.3% 97,620
Presentation software 38.2% 94,860
Customer relationship management CRM software 34.7% 86,310
Graphics or photo imaging software 34.5% 85,630
Document management software 33.8% 84,100
Process mapping and design software 25.9% 64,340

Reach = share of industry employment in occupations where the requirement is significant; it is not a per-worker usage or proficiency measure. Skill, knowledge, and ability importance is from O*NET; tool use is reported presence of a technology category.

Largest occupations

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 37 occupations in Roofing Contractors. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Helpers--Roofers Roofers Construction Laborers Painters, Construction and Maintenance Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Sheet Metal Workers Crane and Tower Operators Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Light Truck Drivers First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Construction and Building Inspectors Occupational Health and Safety Specialists General and Operations Managers Chief Executives Receptionists and Information Clerks Billing and Posting Clerks First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Customer Service Representatives Cost Estimators AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
The largest occupations in this industry with both an AI task-overlap score and a wage, plotted by task-overlap percentile (horizontal) and median-pay percentile (vertical). Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation.

The occupations that employ the most people in this industry, with their share of the industry's workforce and national median pay for the occupation (not industry-specific pay).

Occupation Workers Share National median pay
Roofers 121,700 49.0% $50,680
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 22,330 9.0% $70,380
Office Clerks, General 10,750 4.3% $44,620
General and Operations Managers 10,440 4.2% $97,090
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 9,620 3.9% $63,800
Construction Laborers 8,970 3.6% $44,580
Sheet Metal Workers 6,680 2.7% $60,310
Cost Estimators 6,090 2.5% $77,860
Construction Managers 5,940 2.4% $94,790
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 5,000 2.0% $40,440
Helpers--Roofers 4,890 2.0% $40,590
Project Management Specialists 4,090 1.6% $78,570
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3,830 1.5% $49,700
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2,930 1.2% $59,130
Carpenters 2,350 0.9% $51,730
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,780 0.7% $45,400
Accountants and Auditors 1,520 0.6% $81,500
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,240 0.5% $51,810
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1,190 0.5% $39,420
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,160 0.5% $81,710
Customer Service Representatives 800 0.3% $44,530
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 690 0.3% $54,420
Sales Managers 680 0.3% $99,110
Light Truck Drivers 660 0.3% $41,600
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 550 0.2% $53,650
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 540 0.2% $44,140
Human Resources Specialists 530 0.2% $67,490
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 490 0.2% $76,240
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 470 0.2% $41,600
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 420 0.2% $54,040
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 420 0.2% $52,690
Chief Executives 400 0.2% $109,870
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 400 0.2% $72,450
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 400 0.2% $39,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 370 0.1% $62,250
Buyers and Purchasing Agents 360 0.1% $77,430
Crane and Tower Operators 350 0.1% $64,980
Billing and Posting Clerks 330 0.1% $50,720
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 320 0.1% $67,300
Construction and Building Inspectors 310 0.1% $56,970

Showing the top 40 of 101 occupations by employment.

Most distinctive occupations

The occupations most unusually concentrated in this industry compared with the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more common an occupation is here versus its economy-wide share (a value of 5 means five times as concentrated).

Occupation Concentration Workers
Helpers--Roofers 586.84× 4,890
Roofers 552.2× 121,700
Sheet Metal Workers 35.28× 6,680
Cost Estimators 17.21× 6,090
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 17.19× 22,330
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 11.43× 470
Construction Managers 10.58× 5,940
Construction Laborers 5.26× 8,970
Crane and Tower Operators 5.17× 350
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 5.02× 9,620
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 4.17× 190
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 2.96× 160
Office Clerks, General 2.66× 10,750
Project Management Specialists 2.52× 4,090
Glaziers 2.5× 230
Carpenters 2.09× 2,350
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 1.97× 100
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1.93× 400
General and Operations Managers 1.81× 10,440
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1.79× 5,000
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The Roofing Contractors workforce sits at the 10th percentile of AI task overlap — 248,510 U.S. workers

  • Weighting every occupation by its real share of Roofing Contractors employment, the industry's workforce ranks in the 10th percentile (Low band) for AI task overlap — overlap with what AI can attempt, not a measure of jobs at risk.Eloundou et al. + Felten AIOE, weighted by BLS OEWS
  • The industry employs about 248,510 U.S. workers across 101 occupations.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
  • Employment-weighted typical annual pay is about $57,499.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
  • Of AI use observed across this industry's occupations, 15% looks like augmentation rather than automation — from a Claude.ai sample, not a census.Anthropic Economic Index
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The Roofing Contractors workforce sits at the 10th percentile of AI task overlap — 248,510 U.S. workers

• Weighting every occupation by its real share of Roofing Contractors employment, the industry's workforce ranks in the 10th percentile (Low band) for AI task overlap — overlap with what AI can attempt, not a measure of jobs at risk. (Eloundou et al. + Felten AIOE, weighted by BLS OEWS)
• The industry employs about 248,510 U.S. workers across 101 occupations. (BLS OEWS (May 2024))
• Employment-weighted typical annual pay is about $57,499. (BLS OEWS (May 2024))
• Of AI use observed across this industry's occupations, 15% looks like augmentation rather than automation — from a Claude.ai sample, not a census. (Anthropic Economic Index)

Source: Singulariki — "Roofing Contractors". https://singulariki.com/industries/238160
Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.

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Singulariki. "Roofing Contractors." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/industries/238160

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  title  = {Roofing Contractors},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/industries/238160}
}

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