Will “Asphalt Distributor Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job Description

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2071.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,800.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
• Currently, there are 51,880 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators”.

Also Known As…

• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
• Truck Driver
• Screed Operator
• Roller Operator
• Paver Operator
• Operator
• Maintenance Equipment Operator (MEO)
• Heavy Equipment Operator
• Equipment Operator (EO)
• Asphalt Raker
• Asphalt Paver Operator
• Traveling Plant Operator
• Transportation Maintenance Worker
• Tamping Machine Operator
• Strike Off Machine Operator
• Stone Spreader Operator
• Steam Roller Operator
• Self-Propelled Hot-Mix Roller Operator
• Roller Machine Operator
• Roadway Technician
• Road Roller Operator
• Road Packer Operator
• Road Oiling Truck Driver
• Road Mixer Operator
• Road Grader
• Reinforcing Steel Machine Operator
• Paving Machine Operator
• Paving Foreman
• Mud Jack Operator
• Mechanical Spreader Operator
• Loader Operator
• Laydown Machine Operator
• Laborer
• Joint Machine Operator
• Joint Cleaning and Grooving Machine Operator
• Highway Maintenance Worker
• Heater-Planer Operator
• Grade Foreman
• Form Tamper Operator
• Form Tamper
• Form Grader
• Excavation Laborer
• Curb Machine Operator
• Crew Team Member
• Concrete Paving Machine Operator
• Concrete Finishing Machine Operator
• Concrete Finisher
• Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Crew Member
• Blacktop-Paver Operator
• Black Top Spreader Machine Operator
• Black Top Roller
• Black Top Paver Operator
• Black Top Machine Operator
• Bituminous Paving Machine Operator
• Asphalt Tamping Machine Operator
• Asphalt Surface Heater Operator
• Asphalt Spreader Operator
• Asphalt Screed Operator
• Asphalt Roller Person
• Asphalt Roller Operator
• Asphalt Paving Superintendent
• Asphalt Paving Machine Operator
• Asphalt Paving Foreman
• Asphalt Paver
• Asphalt Distributor Tender

Tasks for “Asphalt Distributor Operator”

• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• Control traffic.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• Place strips of material, such as cork, asphalt, or steel into joints, or place rolls of expansion-joint material on machines that automatically insert material.
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• Coordinate truck dumping.

Related Technology & Tools

• Profiling equipment
• Personal computers
• Manual rollers
• Rolling machines
• Jackhammers
• Snowplows
• Rubber-track asphalt pavers
• Hot mix material transfer devices
• Tamping machines
• Slip form machines
• Chip spreaders
• Asphalt paving machines
• Adjustable wrenches
• Laser levels
• Wheel loaders
• Automatic paving control systems
• Robotic paving machines
• Self-propelled material transfer devices
• Two way radios
• Paving finishing machines
• Surveying tapes
• Concrete saws
• Dump trucks
• Rubber-tired asphalt pavers
• Flatbed truck trailers
• Skid steer loaders
• Asphalt heating equipment
• Cold planers
• Straightedges
• Power extendable screeds
• Windrow pickup machines
• Road heater-planers
• Paving curbing machines
• Respirators
• Vibrating concrete screeds
• Vibratory rollers
• Concrete paving machines
• Nut drivers
• Cold in-place recyclers
• Pneumatic paving breakers
• Claw hammers
• Asphalt rakes
• Static rollers
• Locking pliers
• Self-contained breathing apparatus
• Asphalt mixing equipment
• Asphalt distributor trucks
• Motor graders
• Desktop computers
• Transit levels
• Oil distributors
• Pavement marking machines
• Straight screwdrivers
• String lines
• Pneumatic rollers
• Milling machines
• Compactors
• Liquid asphalt storage equipment

• HCSS HeavyBid
• Word processing software
• Microsoft Office
• Time report software
• Spreadsheet software
• Microsoft Excel
• Email software
• Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Database software