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Roofers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$55,440
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
135,490
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, ROOFER (hybrid)
- State medians
- $77,900 in Illinois to $24,100 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| ROOFER | 0480 | Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What roofers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $77,900 | $37.45 | 5,300 |
| New Jersey | $76,600 | $36.83 | 1,860 |
| Minnesota | $74,490 | $35.81 | 1,890 |
| Massachusetts | $72,750 | $34.98 | 1,950 |
| Alaska | $66,750 | $32.09 | 310 |
| New York | $66,020 | $31.74 | 4,570 |
| California | $63,600 | $30.58 | 21,190 |
| Connecticut | $62,070 | $29.84 | 790 |
| District of Columbia | $61,750 | $29.69 | 100 |
| Rhode Island | $61,630 | $29.63 | 360 |
| Washington | $60,640 | $29.16 | 5,890 |
| Maryland | $60,090 | $28.89 | 2,050 |
| New Hampshire | $59,830 | $28.76 | 270 |
| North Dakota | $59,740 | $28.72 | 290 |
| Hawaii | $59,580 | $28.64 | 1,110 |
| Michigan | $59,530 | $28.62 | 3,090 |
| Delaware | $59,440 | $28.58 | 230 |
| Wisconsin | $59,370 | $28.54 | 2,400 |
| Vermont | $59,040 | $28.39 | 210 |
| Montana | $59,030 | $28.38 | 370 |
| Oregon | $58,970 | $28.35 | 3,430 |
| Indiana | $57,980 | $27.88 | 2,980 |
| Idaho | $57,790 | $27.78 | 1,190 |
| Pennsylvania | $55,710 | $26.79 | 3,830 |
| Colorado | $51,750 | $24.88 | 3,340 |
| West Virginia | $51,170 | $24.60 | 440 |
| Nevada | $51,090 | $24.56 | 2,120 |
| Maine | $50,120 | $24.10 | 610 |
| Ohio | $49,390 | $23.74 | 4,610 |
| North Carolina | $49,010 | $23.56 | 3,060 |
| Louisiana | $48,760 | $23.44 | 760 |
| Utah | $48,680 | $23.40 | 2,710 |
| Iowa | $48,660 | $23.39 | 930 |
| Missouri | $48,570 | $23.35 | 2,050 |
| Virginia | $48,420 | $23.28 | 2,070 |
| South Dakota | $47,710 | $22.94 | 400 |
| Florida | $47,590 | $22.88 | 23,550 |
| Arkansas | $47,470 | $22.82 | 950 |
| Arizona | $47,340 | $22.76 | 3,420 |
| Kansas | $47,190 | $22.69 | 900 |
| Georgia | $46,940 | $22.57 | 2,160 |
| Kentucky | $46,940 | $22.57 | 1,080 |
| Nebraska | $46,460 | $22.34 | 1,730 |
| Texas | $46,030 | $22.13 | 5,740 |
| South Carolina | $45,760 | $22.00 | 850 |
| Tennessee | $45,690 | $21.97 | 2,110 |
| Alabama | $45,670 | $21.96 | 1,010 |
| Wyoming | $45,650 | $21.95 | 330 |
| New Mexico | $45,300 | $21.78 | 1,160 |
| Mississippi | $44,940 | $21.61 | 480 |
| Oklahoma | $43,680 | $21.00 | 1,260 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,100 | $11.59 | 550 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.