Commercial roofing recruiters serving Akron.
Akron's roofing market prices below national average, with real large-footprint opportunity at The East End - a 400-acre former Goodyear manufacturing site being reimagined as a mixed-use district.
A rubber-town legacy site, becoming a mixed-use district.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below.
What the hub does flag directly: The East End's Phase II redevelopment of 1.4M sq ft of former Goodyear buildings carries "substantial roofing scope," with standard commercial roofing running at a modest discount otherwise.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Akron, and we verify real large-footprint historic-industrial redevelopment roofing history rather than a general roofing resume.
The story behind the demand.
A historic manufacturing campus, reimagined at real scale.
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Phase II reimagines the original 1.4 million sq ft Goodyear Headquarters and Goodyear Hall as a mixed live-work-play district, carrying substantial large-footprint industrial roofing scope.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Akron.
In the Akron metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $54,660 a year, in line with the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Akron ranks 41st on pay. Most of the market sits between $39,940 and $77,590. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $76,350 median. BLS does not publish Akron pay for roofing helper, which it withholds where a metro's sample is too small to be reliable. National benchmarks by role are in the 2026 Commercial Roofing Salary Guide.
| Role | Akron median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $54,660 | $39,940–$77,590 | $55,440 | −1% | 370 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $76,350 | $45,090–$94,240 | $61,800 | +24% | 320 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $80,660 | $58,520–$106,170 | $79,920 | +1% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $77,490 | $50,030–$122,300 | $78,740 | −2% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Akron metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile. Headcount is shown for field occupations only; management, estimating and supervisory codes are counted across every industry in the metro.
What candidates expect. What credentials matter. What kills offers.
We don't tell prospective clients who their competitors are hiring - that's a discipline our clients value, and we'll honor it on a call. What we will share publicly: how the Akron commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every Akron roofing client at intake.
Why Akron publishes no distinct roofing wage figure - and what that means for offers
Akron's own market data doesn't break out a separate commercial-roofer wage row the way most metros we track do; the closest published figure is the region's general commercial estimator rate, which runs about 4% below national. We benchmark roofing offers against that general discount rather than inventing a roofing-specific number that doesn't exist in the metro's own data.
Why The East End is the real opportunity
Akron's own market data names The East End's Phase II redevelopment of 1.4M sq ft of former Goodyear buildings as carrying "substantial roofing scope," while standard commercial roofing runs at a modest discount otherwise - a genuinely large historic-industrial redevelopment.
Where Akron commercial roofing talent comes from
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Akron. Standard commercial roofing crews draw on a genuinely available, lower-cost regional pipeline. Foremen with real large-footprint historic-industrial redevelopment roofing capability are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in Akron: verified large-footprint industrial roofing project history at historic-redevelopment scale - the specific opportunity the metro's own market data flags around The East End.
Realistic timelines, by role
Standard roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer, in line with the region's general market pace. Foremen for The East End-scale redevelopment work run longer given how specifically that scale narrows the pool. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The roofing positions we fill, most often.
Across all Akron commercial roofing clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real large-footprint industrial redevelopment roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Large-footprint industrial roofing foreman (The East End-scale)
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
- Roofing safety manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Akron, see the Akron metro overview. To learn more about commercial roofing generally (across all 100+ markets we serve), see our Commercial Roofing industry page.
How we recruit commercial roofing in Akron, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Akron's commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Akron roofing, we also confirm the deck scale, since The East End-scale redevelopment work needs a different sourcing pool.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Akron commercial roofing candidate network, filtered for verified large-footprint industrial experience where required.
- Vetted short list (week one). Three to five candidates. We verify real project-delivery history at the right scale rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against the region's general market discount, since Akron publishes no roofing-specific wage figure.
Akron runs 33% more commercial roofing workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 , Roofers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Akron's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Akron metro had 15 nonresidential roofing contractors (counted by business location). BLS publishes that count but withholds headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. The number of these employers rose 7.1%, more firms competing for the same crews. That works out to 2.1 per 100,000 residents against 1.8 nationally, a crowded field where experienced people get approached often.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Akron ranks 61st for headcount, 38th for median pay and 31st for concentration for roofers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Cleveland | 780 | $55,690 | 0.87 | 46 |
| Cincinnati | 770 | $49,210 | 0.80 | 36 |
| Columbus | 700 | $49,420 | 0.73 | 33 |
| Akron | 370 | $54,660 | 1.33 | 15 |
| Dayton | 320 | $51,410 | 0.98 | 13 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial roofing employers in Akron, the local pool is deeper than most, so a well-run search can usually fill field roles from inside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Akron metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Akron's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
Akron lost nonresidential roofing contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 16 business locations to 15 (down 6%), behind the 10% growth nationally. How many people those 15 locations employ is not published: with a category this small, BLS would effectively be reporting individual employers' payrolls.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 16 | 15 | −6% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Frequently asked — commercial roofing hiring in Akron.
What major project is driving commercial roofing demand in Akron?
The East End & Goodyear HQ redevelopment, a 400-acre former Goodyear manufacturing site now in Phase II, reimagining 1.4 million sq ft of historic buildings as a mixed-use district, carries substantial large-footprint industrial roofing scope.
Is there a specialty roofing premium tied to The East End redevelopment?
Akron's own market data names The East End's Phase II redevelopment as carrying substantial roofing scope, but does not publish a separate percentage for that opportunity.
What do roofers earn in Akron?
BLS puts the Akron median for roofers at $54,660 a year, about the same as the $55,440 national median. That ranks 41st of 104 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $39,940 and $77,590, a 1.9x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. No other Ohio metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Akron?
Not by national standards. Roofers make up 33% more of the Akron workforce than they do nationally, about 370 people.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Akron?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Akron, a $80,660 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $76,350, 5% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $54,660. Relative to national pay, Sheet Metal Worker is the strongest-paying role here (24% above).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Akron?
BLS counted 15 nonresidential roofing contractors in Akron in 2023. Down from 16 in 2018, a 6% decline against 10% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Akron for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Cleveland (30 miles, about 780, $55,690 median), Pittsburgh (91 miles, about 770, $52,350 median) and Columbus (110 miles, about 700, $49,420 median). Cleveland has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Akron out-pays Columbus, an advantage when recruiting from there.
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