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Roof Services Of New York, A Tecta America Company, Llc
Deer Park · Suffolk County
Roofers And Waterproofers Local #195 Jac
Liverpool · Onondaga County
Roofers Jac Of The Capital District Lu #241
Albany · Albany County
Roofers Jatc Of Wny Lu #74
West Seneca · Erie County
Roofers Local #210 Jatc
Jamestown · Chautauqua County
Roofers Lu #203 Jac
Binghamton · Broome County
Roofing Industry Jatc Of Rochester, Local #22
Rochester · Monroe County
Statewide Roofing, Inc.
Ronkonkoma · Suffolk County
United Union Of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers Lu #8
Long Island City · Queens County
United Union Of Roofers, Waterproofers Jac Lu #154
Hauppauge · Suffolk County
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Union or open shop?
Union
Run by the Roofers union local's joint committee. You apply to the committee, take an aptitude test and an interview, and wait on a ranked list. The committee sends you to its contractors.
Pay is a set share of the union journey-level rate and steps up on a schedule. Classes are nights or week-long blocks, usually paid for by the program.
Open shop
Run by a roofing contractor or a contractors' association. You usually get hired by a member contractor first, and the contractor enrolls you.
Your employer sets the pay and the raises. Classes are nights or weekends, and some programs charge tuition.
What do programs ask for?
Age
Usually 18. Some programs take applications at 17.
High school diploma or GED
Most programs ask for one. Bring a transcript.
Aptitude test or interview
Union programs give an aptitude test (math and reading) and an interview, then rank applicants. Open-shop programs usually start with a job offer.
Driver's license and drug screen
Many programs ask for both, since apprentices drive between job sites.
Applying this month
Get your papers together1 week
High school transcript or GED, a photo ID, and your birth certificate or proof of age. Programs that ask for algebra want the transcript that shows it.
- Time
- 1 week
Practice for the aptitude test2 to 4 weeks
Union programs test algebra and reading. A few evenings with a practice test helps your ranking.
- Time
- 2 to 4 weeks
Pick three programs and check their dates1 evening
Union programs take applications in set windows, some once a year. Open-shop programs and employer programs often take them year-round.
- Time
- 1 evening
Apply, then keep working
Apply to all three. While you wait, a helper or trainee job with a licensed contractor gives you hours and a reference.
Can't get in yet?
Pre-apprenticeship
Short programs, often free, that teach the basics and help with the application. Ask the programs above which ones they take graduates from.
Start on a crew
Licensed contractors hire helpers with no experience. Keep a log of your hours and employers; many programs and license boards count them.
The license steps in New YorkHow do you get into a roofer apprenticeship in New York?
Pick programs near you, check each one's website for its application dates, and apply to more than one. Union programs test and interview, then rank applicants; open-shop programs usually start once a member contractor hires you.
How much do roofer apprentices make in New York?
Programs set their own scales, usually a share of journey-level pay that rises every year. For a floor, the lowest-paid tenth of all roofers in New York earned $22.60 an hour or less in May 2025.
Roofer pay in New YorkOther routes in New York
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New York, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)