Commercial roofing recruiters serving Dayton.
Dayton's roofing market prices close to national parity, with real large-footprint opportunity at the Convergence Research Center - a $250M, 43.5-acre federal research campus at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Near-parity wages, plus a federal research campus.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below.
What the hub does flag directly: the Convergence Research Center's 43.5-acre campus carries "substantial roofing scope," with standard commercial roofing otherwise tracking close to national parity.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Dayton, and we verify real large-footprint federal-facility roofing history rather than a general roofing resume.
The story behind the demand.
A federal research campus, at a scale most Dayton contractors rarely see.
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A 43.5-acre research campus developed under a federal enhanced use lease with the Department of the Air Force carries substantial large-footprint roofing scope.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Dayton.
In the Dayton metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $51,410 a year, 7% below the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Dayton ranks 47th on pay. Most of the market sits between $39,600 and $73,360. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $72,330 median. BLS does not publish Dayton 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 | Dayton median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $51,410 | $39,600–$73,360 | $55,440 | −7% | 320 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $72,330 | $44,970–$85,700 | $61,800 | +17% | 220 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $80,220 | $59,690–$106,660 | $79,920 | 0% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $79,020 | $50,520–$124,060 | $78,740 | 0% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Dayton 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 Dayton commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every Dayton roofing client at intake.
Why Dayton publishes no distinct roofing wage figure - and what that means for offers
Dayton'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 2% below national - essentially at parity. We benchmark roofing offers against that near-parity baseline rather than inventing a roofing-specific number that doesn't exist in the metro's own data.
Why the Convergence Research Center is the real opportunity
Dayton's own market data names the Convergence Research Center's 43.5-acre campus as carrying "substantial roofing scope," with standard commercial roofing otherwise tracking close to national parity - a federal research campus at a scale most Dayton contractors rarely see.
Where Dayton commercial roofing talent comes from
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Dayton. Standard commercial roofing crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline at near-national cost. Foremen with real large-footprint federal-facility roofing capability are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in Dayton: verified large-footprint federal-facility roofing project history - the specific opportunity the metro's own market data flags around the Convergence Research Center.
Realistic timelines, by role
Standard roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer, close to national average. Foremen for Convergence Research Center-scale federal-facility 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 Dayton commercial roofing clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real large-footprint federal-facility roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Large-footprint federal-facility roofing foreman (Convergence Research Center-scale)
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
- Roofing safety manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Dayton, see the Dayton 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 Dayton, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Dayton's commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Dayton roofing, we also confirm whether the work is Wright-Patterson-adjacent federal-facility scale, since that shifts the sourcing pool.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Dayton commercial roofing candidate network, filtered for verified large-footprint federal-facility 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 near-parity general market, since Dayton publishes no roofing-specific wage figure.
Dayton sits at about the national rate for commercial roofing — neither unusually deep nor unusually thin.
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 Dayton's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Dayton metro had 13 nonresidential roofing contractors (counted by business location), with about 269 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $61,818, 17.5% below the national average of $74,959 for the same kind of employer. The number of these employers fell 7.1%, as firms merged, closed or moved out. That works out to 1.6 per 100,000 residents, close to the 1.8 national rate. These firms account for 1.9% of all construction employment in the metro.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Dayton ranks 71st for headcount, 44th for median pay and 46th 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 Dayton, the pool is about the national norm for its size, so difficulty depends on the role more than the market.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Dayton metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Dayton's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
Dayton lost nonresidential roofing contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 16 business locations to 13 (down 19%), behind the 10% growth nationally.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 16 | 13 | −19% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: employment | – | 269 | – |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: average annual pay | – | $61,818 | – |
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 Dayton.
What major project is driving commercial roofing demand in Dayton?
The Convergence Research Center, a $250M, 43.5-acre research campus at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, carries substantial large-footprint roofing scope.
Is there a specialty roofing premium tied to Wright-Patterson's Convergence Research Center?
Dayton's own market data names the Convergence Research Center's campus as carrying "substantial roofing scope," but does not publish a separate percentage for that specific opportunity.
What do roofers earn in Dayton?
BLS puts the Dayton median for roofers at $51,410 a year, 7% below the $55,440 national median. That ranks 47th of 104 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $39,600 and $73,360, a 1.9x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. Within Ohio, Cleveland pays more, at $55,690.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Dayton?
It is about average. Roofers are as common in Dayton as they are nationally (location quotient 0.98), with about 320 in the metro. The 13 nonresidential roofing contractors here average about 21 employees per location. There are 19% fewer of those firms than in 2018, so experienced people have fewer local employers to move between.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Dayton?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Dayton, a $80,220 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $72,330, 10% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $51,410. Relative to national pay, Sheet Metal Worker is the strongest-paying role here (17% above). Commercial Roofer trails national pay the most (7% below).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Dayton?
BLS counted 13 nonresidential roofing contractors in Dayton in 2023, employing about 269 people between them. Down from 16 in 2018, a 19% decline against 10% growth nationally. That averages 21 people per location. They pay an average of $61,818, 18% below the $74,959 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Dayton for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Cincinnati (47 miles, about 770, $49,210 median), Columbus (65 miles, about 700, $49,420 median) and Indianapolis (104 miles, about 1,000, $51,580 median). Cincinnati has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move.
2 commercial roofing seats are open in Ohio right now.
Nothing is open for this trade in Dayton this week. These are the live commercial roofing searches elsewhere in Ohio - commuting distance for some of them, a relocation conversation for the rest.
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