Will “Black Top Roller” 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 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
• Asphalt Distributor Operator

Tasks for “Black Top Roller”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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