Some are willing to accept less than a high school level education. Most employers do not require prior experience. Some fill openings through in-house promotion or transfer. Refer to the training program offered by Roofers, Local 81. Some employers provide medical insurance and a vacation.
Some employers provide medical insurance and dental insurance.
Jobs for roofers should be plentiful through the year 2008, primarily because of the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or leave the labor force. Roofing work is hot, strenuous, and dirty, and a significant number of workers treat roofing as a temporary job until something better comes along. Some roofers leave the occupation to go into other construction trades.