How to become a roofer in Michigan

Most roofers in Michigan start in an apprenticeship or a helper job and learn on the job. The contractor license comes later, if you run your own business.

5registered apprenticeship programs $28.62median an hour in Michigan

Pick your way in

Apprenticeship

Earn while you learn

A program hires you, pays you on the job and runs your classes.

Pay: From day one
In MI: 5 registered programs

Find a program near you

Trade school

Classroom first

Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.

Pay: You pay tuition
In MI: 12 schools with programs

Trade schools in Michigan

Helper

Start on a crew

Get hired as a helper by a licensed roofing contractor and log hours on the job.

Pay: Paid on the job
Start: No experience needed

How to get started

The license steps

Get hired or start training
Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.
Compare the ways in
Work as a roofer
Median pay in Michigan is $28.62 an hour.
Roofer pay in Michigan
Run your own shop
No years of experience: 60 hours of approved prelicensure courses (at least 6 hours in each of 7 areas: business/estimating, design and building science, contracts and risk, marketing and sales, project management, Michigan residential code, MIOSHA safety), age 18. Veterans can substitute documented military experience.
Issued by
LARA Bureau of Construction Codes - Residential Builders and Maintenance & Alteration Contractors
Michigan contractor license