Will “Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Crew Member” 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
• 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
• Asphalt Distributor Operator

Tasks for “Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Crew Member”

• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• 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.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• 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.
• 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.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• Control traffic.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• 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.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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• Word processing software
• Microsoft Office
• HCSS HeavyBid
• Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Spreadsheet software
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• Microsoft Excel