Commercial roofing recruiters serving Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.
This market runs at near-national wage parity overall, with real opportunity at AdventHealth's $220M hospital expansion and Waypointe's 427-acre commercial development.
Near-parity wages, with two real opportunities on top.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below.
What the hub does flag directly: AdventHealth's vertical tower additions and Waypointe's commercial footprint both carry "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 this market, and we verify real hospital-scale or large-footprint commercial roofing project history rather than a general roofing resume.
The story behind the demand.
A hospital expansion and a long-horizon master-planned development, both real.
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Two vertical tower additions totaling 240,000 sq ft, completing fall 2026, carry substantial hospital-scale roofing scope.
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A 427-acre development near the I-95/I-4 interchange bringing hundreds of thousands of sq ft of commercial space, adding real commercial roofing scope to the region's pipeline.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Deltona-Daytona.
In the Deltona-Daytona metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $46,940 a year, 15% below the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Deltona-Daytona ranks 82nd on pay. The range runs from $32,240 at the 10th percentile to $72,160 at the 90th, so experience is priced well above the middle of the market. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $47,000 median. BLS does not publish Deltona-Daytona 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 | Deltona-Daytona median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $46,940 | $32,240–$72,160 | $55,440 | −15% | 580 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $47,000 | $37,130–$61,460 | $61,800 | −24% | 170 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $73,720 | $48,470–$106,100 | $79,920 | −8% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $71,580 | $42,820–$114,440 | $78,740 | −9% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Deltona-Daytona 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 commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in this market in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every roofing client here at intake.
Why this metro publishes no distinct roofing wage figure - and what that means for offers
This metro'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 sits about 1% above 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.
Where the real opportunity sits
This metro's own market data names AdventHealth's vertical tower additions and Waypointe's commercial footprint as both carrying "substantial roofing scope," with standard commercial roofing otherwise tracking close to national parity.
Where commercial roofing talent comes from in this market
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach. Standard commercial roofing crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline at near-national cost. Foremen with real hospital-scale or large-footprint commercial roofing capability are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in this market: verified hospital-scale roofing project history for AdventHealth-adjacent work, or large-footprint commercial roofing experience for Waypointe-scale development - the two specific opportunities the metro's own market data flags.
Realistic timelines, by role
Standard roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer, in line with the region's near-parity market pace. Foremen for hospital-scale or Waypointe-scale work run longer given how specifically those scales narrow the pool. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The roofing positions we fill, most often.
Across all commercial roofing clients in this metro, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real hospital-scale or large-footprint commercial roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Hospital-scale roofing foreman (AdventHealth-adjacent)
- Large-footprint commercial roofing foreman (Waypointe-scale)
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in this metro, see the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach 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 Deltona-Daytona, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in this commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. Here, we also confirm whether the work is hospital-scale or Waypointe-scale, since that shifts the sourcing pool.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing candidate network in this metro, filtered for verified hospital-scale or large-footprint 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 it publishes no roofing-specific wage figure.
Deltona-Daytona runs 201% 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 Deltona-Daytona's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Deltona-Daytona metro had 14 nonresidential roofing contractors (counted by business location), with about 289 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $60,026, 19.9% below the national average of $74,959 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 7.4% over the year, faster than the 6.7% national increase, so local employers were adding people quicker than most of the country. The number of these employers fell 12.5%, as firms merged, closed or moved out. That works out to 1.9 per 100,000 residents, close to the 1.8 national rate. These firms account for 2.0% of all construction employment in the metro.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Deltona-Daytona ranks 48th for headcount, 74th for median pay and 5th for concentration for roofers. That puts it among the deepest commercial roofing labor markets in the country.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Miami | 5,290 | $48,030 | 2.15 | 121 |
| Tampa | 3,380 | $47,170 | 2.68 | 67 |
| Orlando | 2,650 | $47,300 | 2.15 | 71 |
| North Port-Sarasota | 1,990 | $48,860 | 6.70 | 35 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | 1,900 | $46,890 | 7.17 | 37 |
| Jacksonville | 1,400 | $47,520 | 2.10 | 40 |
| Port St. Lucie | 820 | $47,590 | 5.50 | 17 |
| Lakeland | 810 | $46,730 | 3.51 | 28 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 580 | $46,940 | 3.01 | 14 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | 540 | $47,770 | 2.53 | 24 |
| Pensacola | 300 | $45,980 | 1.82 | 15 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial roofing employers in Deltona-Daytona, the pool is deep and still growing, so the constraint is competition rather than supply. Move fast on good candidates, because another local firm is probably talking to them too.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Deltona-Daytona metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Deltona-Daytona's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential roofing contractors in Deltona-Daytona rose from 13 in 2018 to 14 in 2023, up 8%, close to the 10% national change.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 13 | 14 | +8% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: employment | – | 289 | – |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: average annual pay | – | $60,026 | – |
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 Deltona-Daytona.
What major projects are driving commercial roofing demand in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach?
AdventHealth Daytona Beach's $220M expansion (two vertical tower additions totaling 240,000 sq ft, completing fall 2026) and Waypointe, a 427-acre development bringing substantial new commercial space, both carry substantial roofing scope.
Are commercial roofing wages above or below the national average in this metro?
This metro's own market data puts the general commercial estimator rate about 1% above national, essentially at parity - one of the more balanced markets tracked in this rollout. It does not publish a distinct roofing-foreman wage figure.
What do roofers earn in Deltona-Daytona?
BLS puts the Deltona-Daytona median for roofers at $46,940 a year, 15% below the $55,440 national median. That ranks 82nd of 104 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Experience carries a clear premium, $32,240 at the 10th percentile against $72,160 at the 90th - a 2.2x gap - so an offer at the median mostly reaches newer workers. Within Florida, North Port-Sarasota pays more, at $48,860.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Deltona-Daytona?
Not by national standards. Roofers make up 201% more of the Deltona-Daytona workforce than they do nationally, about 580 people. The 14 nonresidential roofing contractors here average about 21 employees per location.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Deltona-Daytona?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Deltona-Daytona, a $73,720 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $47,000, 36% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $46,940. Sheet Metal Worker trails national pay the most (24% below).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Deltona-Daytona?
BLS counted 14 nonresidential roofing contractors in Deltona-Daytona in 2023, employing about 289 people between them. Up from 13 in 2018, a 8% increase against 10% growth nationally. That averages 21 people per location. They pay an average of $60,026, 20% below the $74,959 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Deltona-Daytona for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Orlando (26 miles, about 2,650, $47,300 median), Palm Bay-Melbourne (73 miles, about 540, $47,770 median) and Lakeland (73 miles, about 810, $46,730 median). Orlando has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move.
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