2.2Low RiskShortage
Roof Tilers
Construction Trades Workers · Glaziers, Plasterers and Tilers
AI exposure measures how much this occupation's tasks may change. It is not the probability that the job will disappear.
Personalise this result for the work you actually do →Low Risk
Median Weekly Pay
N/A
Full-time workers
Employment
9,400
Total workers
10yr Growth
+4.4%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
Shortage
Key Insight
Roof Tilers is IN SHORTAGE and has LOW AI risk — a strong outlook for workers in this field.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation13.0%
Augmentation44.0%
Key Tasks
- •Studying drawings, specifications and work sites to determine materials required
- •Erecting ladders and scaffolds
- •Placing and securing waterproof sheets over eaves
- •Nailing and stapling roofing underlay to roofs
- •Aligning starter rows of roofing material with edges of roofs, securing with wire, staples and nails, and overlapping successive layers of tiles
- •Sizing and cutting roofing material to fit around vents, chimney edges, corners and ridges
- •Fixing edge and ridge tiles in cement mortar
- •Slipping roofing material under pre-fabricated flashing and nailing it down
- •Caulking and flashing exposed nail heads to prevent leaks
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
30
Female Share
2.0%
Part-Time Share
13.0%
Skill Level
3 / 5