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Will AI Replace Helpers--Roofers?
Help roofers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
84out of 100
Critical Risk
AI Risk Score
84/100
Risk Level
Critical
Job Zone
2/5
Entry
Total Tasks Analyzed
18
🤖 What AI Can Do
- ▸Check to ensure that completed roofs are watertight.
👤 What Requires Humans
- ▸Cover roofs with layers of roofing felt or asphalt strips before installing tile, slate, or composition materials.
- ▸Provide assistance to skilled roofers installing and repairing roofs, flashings, and surfaces.
- ▸Perform emergency leak repairs and general maintenance for a variety of roof types.
- ▸Attach sheets of metal to roof boards or building frameworks when installing metal roofs.
- ▸Hoist tar and roofing materials to roofs, using ropes and pulleys, or carry materials up ladders.
- ▸Apply shingles, gravel, or asphalt over the top layer of tar to protect the roofing material.
Task Breakdown
🤖AI Can Automate (1)
- Check to ensure that completed roofs are watertight.
👤Requires Humans (6)
- Cover roofs with layers of roofing felt or asphalt strips before installing tile, slate, or composition materials.
- Provide assistance to skilled roofers installing and repairing roofs, flashings, and surfaces.
- Perform emergency leak repairs and general maintenance for a variety of roof types.
- Attach sheets of metal to roof boards or building frameworks when installing metal roofs.
- Hoist tar and roofing materials to roofs, using ropes and pulleys, or carry materials up ladders.
- Apply shingles, gravel, or asphalt over the top layer of tar to protect the roofing material.
⚡AI-Assisted (11)
- 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.
- 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.
Key Skills Analysis
CoordinationAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.25/5.00
Active Listening
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Monitoring
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Speaking
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Critical ThinkingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Quality Control AnalysisAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Equipment Maintenance
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Judgment and Decision MakingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Active LearningAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Service OrientationAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Complex Problem SolvingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Equipment SelectionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Time ManagementAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.38/5.00
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80/100 — Critical Risk
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67/100 — High Risk
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83/100 — Critical Risk
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
84/100 — Critical Risk
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83/100 — Critical Risk
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Frequently Asked Questions
Based on our analysis, Helpers--Roofers have a critical risk of AI replacement with a score of 84/100. Many routine tasks in this role can be automated, but human oversight remains important.
Last updated: 2026-03-28· Data from O*NET 30.2 & Frey/Osborne automation research