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How to become a roofer in South Carolina

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

2registered apprenticeship programs$22.00median an hour in South Carolina

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 SC
2 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 SC
10 schools with programs
Trade schools in South Carolina
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

  1. 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
  2. Work as a roofer

    Median pay in South Carolina is $22.00 an hour.

    Roofer pay in South Carolina
  3. Run your own shop

    To bid and contract on your own you need a roofing contractor license or registration.

    Issued by
    SC Residential Builders Commission (LLR)
    South Carolina contractor license
Pay once you're working

$45,760

a year is the median for roofers in South Carolina ($22.00 an hour, May 2025).3

Pay by city and percentile
  1. Charleston–North Charleston$23.09
  2. Hilton Head Island–Bluffton$22.48
  3. Myrtle Beach–Conway$22.40
  4. Greenville–Anderson$22.37
  5. Columbia$21.47
South Carolina median $22.00 an hour

Questions

Do you need a license to work on your own as a roofer in South Carolina?

Check the SC Residential Builders Commission (LLR) before you bid work on your own.1

Are roofers in demand in South Carolina?

Projections Central expects about 120 roofer openings a year in South Carolina through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.2

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

2 registered programs in South Carolina. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.

Find a program

More for roofers in South Carolina

Sources

  1. SC Residential Builders Commission (LLR) (llr.sc.gov)
  2. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  3. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, South Carolina, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)