Installs and repairs slate, clay tile, and copper roofs on historic and high-end buildings.
You cut and nail slate shingles on a church roof, shape copper flashing by hand, and match 100-year-old tiles.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Years of roofing plus specialty training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Roofing Apprenticeship.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Hand-fitting slate, clay tile and copper on historic roofs is niche craft that machines don't touch.
Classes: Geometry, Art, History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2181.
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