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Helpers--Roofer resume example

A resume for a Helpers--Roofer needs to show the work itself: help roofers by performing duties requiring less skill. Day to day that means work like this: check to ensure that completed roofs are watertight; sweep and clean roofs to prepare them for the application of new roofing materials. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • Roofer Helper
  • Commercial Roofing Helper
  • Commercial Roofing Laborer
  • Hot Tar Roofer Helper
  • Industrial Roofer Helper
  • Residential Roofer Helper
  • Roofer Apprentice
  • Roofer Assistant
  • Roofing Helper
  • Rooftop Loader
  • Shingles Roofer Helper
  • Slate Roofer Helper
  • Terra Cotta Roofer Helper

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • Check to ensure that completed roofs are watertight.
  • Sweep and clean roofs to prepare them for the application of new roofing materials.
  • Locate worn or torn areas in roofs.
  • Clean work areas and equipment.
  • Maintain tools and equipment.
  • Cover roofs with layers of roofing felt or asphalt strips before installing tile, slate, or composition materials.
  • Remove old roofing materials.
  • Unload materials and tools from work trucks, and unroll roofing as directed.
  • Set ladders, scaffolds, and hoists in place for taking supplies to roofs.
  • Place tiles, nail them to roof boards, and cover nailheads with roofing cement.
  • Provide assistance to skilled roofers installing and repairing roofs, flashings, and surfaces.
  • Attach roofing paper and composition shingles, using nails.

18 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Check to ensure that completed roofs are watertight, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Sweep and clean roofs to prepare them for the application of new roofing materials, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Locate worn or torn areas in roofs, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Clean work areas and equipment, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • AppliCad Roof Wizard
  • DigiTools Roof CAD
  • Energy cost evaluation software
  • Exele TopView
  • Humidity and vapor drive calculation software
  • Insight Direct ServiceCEO
  • Maintenance record software
  • Roof Pro Estimate Software Roof Pro
  • Roofing Calculator
  • RoofLogic
  • Wintac Pro
  • Ziatek RoofDraw

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • A-frame hoists
  • Adhesive spreaders
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Air compressors
  • Asphalt spreaders
  • Aviation snips
  • Axes
  • Backpack blowers
  • Bitumen kettles
  • Bitumen mops
  • Blow torches
  • Caulking guns

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

  • AppliCad Roof Wizard
  • DigiTools Roof CAD

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Coordination
  2. 02Active Listening
  3. 03Monitoring

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Building and Construction
  • Administration and Management
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Mathematics
  • Transportation
  • Mechanical
  • Education and Training

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 43%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
  • 33%Less than a High School Diploma
  • 16%Post-Doctoral Training

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Some Preparation Needed”. These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.

Common questions

What does a Helpers--Roofer do?
Help roofers by performing duties requiring less skill. Day to day that includes work like check to ensure that completed roofs are watertight and Sweep and clean roofs to prepare them for the application of new roofing materials.
What skills should a Helpers--Roofer put on a resume?
O*NET rates Coordination, Active Listening, and Monitoring among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Helpers--Roofer list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes AppliCad Roof Wizard, DigiTools Roof CAD, Energy cost evaluation software, Exele TopView, and Humidity and vapor drive calculation software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Helpers--Roofer work?
O*NET records 13 titles for this occupation, including Roofer Helper, Commercial Roofing Helper, Commercial Roofing Laborer, and Hot Tar Roofer Helper. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Helpers--Roofer need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 43% reported their level of education as "High School Diploma, or the equivalent". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Helpers--Roofer role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

  • No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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