Commercial roofing recruiters serving Florida's Space Coast.
Blue Origin's 830,000 sq ft rocket-manufacturing facility and Extant Aerospace's 376,000 sq ft Melbourne facility carry enormous roofing scope - rocket and aircraft manufacturing at a scale this region has never seen.
Rocket manufacturing, at a scale this region has never seen.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below.
What the hub does flag directly: Blue Origin's and Extant Aerospace's manufacturing facilities both carry "enormous roofing scope," with standard commercial roofing carrying a solid regional premium otherwise.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, and we verify real large-footprint aerospace-manufacturing roofing history rather than a general roofing resume.
The story behind the demand.
Two aerospace manufacturers, building at real scale.
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An 830,000 sq ft manufacturing facility on Blue Origin's Merritt Island campus, dedicated to the New Glenn rocket's upper stage, carries enormous large-footprint roofing scope.
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376,000 sq ft of new manufacturing space in Melbourne adds another large-footprint aerospace roofing project to the region's pipeline.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
In the Palm Bay-Melbourne metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $47,770 a year, 14% below the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Palm Bay-Melbourne ranks 74th on pay. Most of the market sits between $34,200 and $62,080. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $51,180 median. BLS does not publish Palm Bay-Melbourne 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 | Palm Bay-Melbourne median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $47,770 | $34,200–$62,080 | $55,440 | −14% | 540 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $51,180 | $38,690–$67,990 | $61,800 | −17% | 290 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,280 | $50,120–$103,080 | $79,920 | −5% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $73,310 | $46,710–$128,670 | $78,740 | −7% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Palm Bay-Melbourne 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 on Florida's Space Coast 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 runs about 9% above national. We benchmark roofing offers against that general premium rather than inventing a roofing-specific number that doesn't exist in the metro's own data.
Why Blue Origin and Extant Aerospace are the real opportunity
This metro's own market data names Blue Origin's and Extant Aerospace's manufacturing facilities as both carrying "enormous roofing scope," while standard commercial roofing carries a solid regional premium otherwise - rocket and aircraft manufacturing at a scale this region has never seen.
Where commercial roofing talent comes from in this market
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville. Standard commercial roofing crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline. Foremen with real large-footprint aerospace-manufacturing roofing capability are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in this market: verified large-footprint aerospace-manufacturing roofing project history - the specific opportunity the metro's own market data flags around Blue Origin and Extant Aerospace.
Realistic timelines, by role
Standard roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer. Foremen for Blue Origin- or Extant-scale industrial 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 commercial roofing clients on Florida's Space Coast, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real large-footprint aerospace-manufacturing roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Large-footprint aerospace-manufacturing roofing foreman (Blue Origin-scale)
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
- Roofing safety manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade on Florida's Space Coast, see the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne, 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 the deck scale, since Blue Origin- or Extant-scale aerospace work needs a different sourcing pool.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing candidate network in this metro, filtered for verified large-footprint aerospace-manufacturing 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 commercial estimator benchmark, since this metro publishes no roofing-specific wage figure.
Palm Bay-Melbourne runs 153% 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Palm Bay-Melbourne metro had 24 nonresidential roofing contractors (counted by business location), with about 439 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $45,709, 39% below the national average of $74,959 for the same kind of employer. Headcount fell 1.1% over the year even as it grew 6.7% nationally, which usually means people leaving the trade or moving to other markets rather than a lack of work. The number of these employers rose 4.3%, more firms competing for the same crews. That works out to 3.7 per 100,000 residents against 1.8 nationally, a crowded field where experienced people get approached often. These firms account for 2.5% of all construction employment in the metro.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Palm Bay-Melbourne ranks 52nd for headcount, 66th for median pay and 8th 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne, the pool is deep but local employers have been cutting headcount. Experienced people are here, and some will be open to a move, so a clear offer and a defined path up usually beat a higher posted rate.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Palm Bay-Melbourne metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Palm Bay-Melbourne's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential roofing contractors in Palm Bay-Melbourne rose from 21 in 2018 to 24 in 2023, up 14%, ahead of the 10% national rise. Headcount at those firms went down 6%, to about 439 people, so more firms are sharing fewer workers. Average annual pay there went from $35,178 to $45,709 (+30%), in step with the 31% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 21 | 24 | +14% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: employment | 465 | 439 | −6% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: average annual pay | $35,178 | $45,709 | +30% |
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 Palm Bay-Melbourne.
What major projects are driving commercial roofing demand on Florida's Space Coast?
Blue Origin's $600M "Project Horizon" (an 830,000 sq ft rocket-manufacturing facility) and Extant Aerospace's $75M+, 376,000 sq ft Melbourne manufacturing facility both carry enormous large-footprint roofing scope.
Is there a specialty roofing premium tied to the region's aerospace boom?
This metro's own market data names Blue Origin's and Extant Aerospace's manufacturing facilities as both carrying enormous roofing scope, but does not publish a separate percentage for that opportunity.
What do roofers earn in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
BLS puts the Palm Bay-Melbourne median for roofers at $47,770 a year, 14% below the $55,440 national median. That ranks 74th of 104 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $34,200 and $62,080, a 1.8x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. No other Florida metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
Not by national standards. Roofers make up 153% more of the Palm Bay-Melbourne workforce than they do nationally, about 540 people. The 24 nonresidential roofing contractors here average about 18 employees per location. With 14% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Palm Bay-Melbourne, a $76,280 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $51,180, 33% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $47,770. Sheet Metal Worker trails national pay the most (17% below).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
BLS counted 24 nonresidential roofing contractors in Palm Bay-Melbourne in 2023, employing about 439 people between them. Up from 21 in 2018, a 14% increase against 10% growth nationally. That averages 18 people per location. They pay an average of $45,709, 39% below the $74,959 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Palm Bay-Melbourne for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Port St. Lucie (53 miles, about 820, $47,590 median), Orlando (59 miles, about 2,650, $47,300 median) and Deltona-Daytona (73 miles, about 580, $46,940 median). Port St. Lucie has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move.
Hiring commercial roofing talent on Florida's Space Coast?
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