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	Roofers	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Training and Development Specialists	Solar Photovoltaic Installers	Construction and Building Inspectors
SUMMARY	62% High Risk	21% Low Risk	24% Low Risk	19% Minimal Risk	32% Low Risk	25% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	6.0/10	6.4/10	6.8/10	7.3/10	5.7/10	5.5/10
POLLING	36% (Low Risk, Based on 76 votes)	34% (Low Risk, Based on 28 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	38% (Low Risk, Based on 146 votes)	41% (Moderate Risk, Based on 16 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 67 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	5.9%	8.5%	5.3%	10.8%	42.1%	-0.8%
WAGES	$50,970 or $24.50 per hour	$58,440 or $28.09 per hour	$78,690 or $37.83 per hour	$65,850 or $31.66 per hour	$51,860 or $24.93 per hour	$72,120 or $34.67 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	136,740	31,450	806,080	436,610	28,280	137,210
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DESCRIPTION	Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.	Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.	Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.	Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness.	Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.	Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.

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