Statewide pay Government data
Roofers in New Jersey earn a statewide median of $76,600 a year, 53% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #2 of 50 states and DC. About 1,860 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near New Jersey
See all states on the roofer overview.
Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes roofer pay for 2 New Jersey metros: Trenton and Atlantic City.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrentonNEW JERSEY · NJ | $82,100 | $79,570 | 140 |
| Atlantic CityNEW JERSEY · NJ | $77,990 | $78,892 | 90 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
The job (national)
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.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5.3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,000 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, roofers have 162 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.9× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is falls, slips and trips.
What the work is like Government data
How often roofers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Registered apprenticeships Government data
Of roofer apprentices in New Jersey who finished or left a registered program in fiscal years 2020–2024, 18% completed (U.S.: 19%), about 10 graduates a year. The typical program runs 6,000 hours, about 3 years of full-time work. Search open registered programs near you on the official Apprenticeship Finder.
U.S. Department of Labor, RAPIDS apprentice records (Completion Rate Analysis), FY2020–2024 exits.
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
From 2015 to 2024, roofing contractors in New Jersey filed 19 severe injury reports (a hospital stay, amputation or loss of an eye), 1 of them involving an amputation. The most common cause was falls, slips and trips (89% of reports). These cover everyone at those employers, not only roofers. OSHA also opened 22 fatality investigations at roofing contractors in New Jersey over the same years (federal and state programs).
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.
Licensing in New Jersey Official source
The main state licensing office in New Jersey is the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. It can point you to the right license for roofers.
Official New Jersey licensing site ↗
Requirements for roofers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 14.7% of wage and salary workers in New Jersey were union members, above the U.S. rate of about 10% (#9 of 51 states and D.C.), and 16.1% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only roofers.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in New Jersey
All trades in New Jersey.