Roofers
Construction and ExtractionAI Impact Assessment
This job is relatively safe from AI automation and may even benefit from AI tools.
Roofers with an AI automation risk score of 3%. Analysis includes 27 core tasks.
Why This Score?
- Work environment requires human interaction and presence
Responsibilities and Abilities
Key Responsibilities
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Getting Information
Required Abilities
- Gross Body Equilibrium
- Problem Sensitivity
- Trunk Strength
- Extent Flexibility
- Near Vision
Key Tasks
Attach roofing paper to roofs in overlapping strips to form bases for other materials.
Install layers of vegetation-based green roofs, including protective membranes, drainage, aeration, water retention and filter layers, soil substrates, irrigation materials, and plants.
Install skylights on roofs to increase natural light inside structures or to reduce energy costs.
Install partially overlapping layers of material over roof insulation surfaces, using chalk lines, gauges on shingling hatchets, or lines on shingles.
Install attic ventilation systems, such as turbine vents, gable or ridge vents, or conventional or solar-powered exhaust fans.
Inspect problem roofs to determine the best repair procedures.
Install vapor barriers or layers of insulation on flat roofs.
Install, repair, or replace single-ply roofing systems, using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric, or other asphaltic compositions.
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Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data