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83% Chance of Automation
“Blacktop-Paver Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.
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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
- 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
- Asphalt Distributor Operator
Tasks for “Blacktop-Paver Operator”
- Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
- Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
- Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
- Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
- Control traffic.
- 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.
- Shovel blacktop.
- Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
- Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
- Set up and tear down equipment.
- Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
- Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
- 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.
- Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
- Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
- Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
- Coordinate truck dumping.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hot mix material transfer devices
- Rubber-track asphalt pavers
- Static rollers
- Rubber-tired asphalt pavers
- Pneumatic rollers
- Slip form machines
- Tamping machines
- Asphalt heating equipment
- Oil distributors
- Surveying tapes
- Pavement marking machines
- Manual rollers
- Concrete paving machines
- Cold planers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Windrow pickup machines
- Vibratory rollers
- Liquid asphalt storage equipment
- Motor graders
- Compactors
- Vibrating concrete screeds
- Dump trucks
- Asphalt mixing equipment
- String lines
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Skid steer loaders
- Wheel loaders
- Two way radios
- Snowplows
- Straightedges
- Locking pliers
- Nut drivers
- Robotic paving machines
- Milling machines
- Asphalt rakes
- Power extendable screeds
- Road heater-planers
- Paving finishing machines
- Automatic paving control systems
- Pneumatic paving breakers
- Jackhammers
- Profiling equipment
- Claw hammers
- Desktop computers
- Chip spreaders
- Laser levels
- Asphalt distributor trucks
- Concrete saws
- Paving curbing machines
- Rolling machines
- Transit levels
- Respirators
- Personal computers
- Asphalt paving machines
- Flatbed truck trailers
- Cold in-place recyclers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Self-propelled material transfer devices
- Spreadsheet software
- Database software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Time report software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Microsoft Excel
- Email software
- HCSS HeavyBid