Roofers, Roof Tilers and Slaters
Wages
New workers start around £17,672. Normal pay is £28,680 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £41,429.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 21,091 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Seals edges of roof with mortar and ensures that joints are watertight.
Lays, aligns and secures successive overlapping layers of roofing material.
Lays and secures underfelt and covers with hot bitumen or other adhesive compound.
Cuts wooden battens, felt and underfelt to required size.
Measures roof or exterior wall and calculates required amounts of underfelt, tiles, slates or thatching material.
Hard Skills
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Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.