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Roof Fitter
$46,942 (USD)/yr
$22.57 (USD)/hr
$577 (USD)/yr
The average roof fitter gross salary in San Francisco, California is $46,942 or an equivalent hourly rate of $23. This is 29% higher (+$10,520) than the average roof fitter salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $577. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in San Francisco, California. An entry level roof fitter (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $37,585. On the other end, a senior level roof fitter (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $55,826.
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Salary Potential
$52,728 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Roof Fitter will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in San Francisco, California is 102% more than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageSan Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California. With a population of 808,437 residents as of 2022, San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of California. The city covers a land area of 46.9 square miles (121 square kilometers) at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second-most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated...
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Job Description
Aligns, fits, and secures roof onto railroad cars, using handtools and portable power tools: positions spreading device and chain jack inside car, using hoist. Manipulates controls on spreading device or chain jack to push out or pull in sides of car to specified width. Attaches holding device between sides of car to retain specified width. Erects scaffolding in car to... facilitate climbing to roof area, using carpenter's tools. Climbs scaffolding and brushes sealing compound on top plates of car. Signals crane operator to lower prefabricated roof onto top plates of car. Aligns and fastens roof onto car, using impact wrench. Bends roof flanges over sides of car, using hammer or mallet. Reams holes in roof and top plate of car and inserts drift pins preparatory to riveting. Disassembles and removes spreading device, jack, and scaffolding, using handtools.
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