Thailand business reference

Occupation 7121 - Roofers

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-07-12Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 7121
  • Hierarchy level: unit-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 7 Craft and Related Trades Workers
  • Sub Major Group: 71 Building and Related Trades Workers (excluding Electricians)
  • Minor Group: 712 Building Finishers and Related Trades Workers
  • Unit Group: 7121 Roofers

Child groups

  • No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Roofers build and repair roofs on all types of buildings using one or more kinds of material.

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) studying drawings, specifications and construction sites to determine materials required; (b) covering roof frameworks with slate and pre-fabricated tiles to cover pitched roofs; (c) laying a waterproof shield and fixing metallic or synthetic materials to a building s frame; (d) sizing and cutting roofing materials to fit around edges, corners and protuberances such as chimneys; (e) using natural materials such as thatching to provide roof coverings; (f) creating temporary structures such as scaffolding and ladders.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Asphalt roofer - Metal roofer - Roof fixer - Roof tiler - Slate roofer - Thatcher

Notes

Installers of metal roofing are classified in Unit Group 7121: Roofers. Workers who make sheet metal products for adaptation and installation by roofers are classified in Unit Group 7213: Sheet Metal Workers.

ISCO-88 correspondence

  • 7131