Will “Concrete Finisher” 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 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
• Asphalt Distributor Operator

Tasks for “Concrete Finisher”

• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• 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.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• 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.
• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• 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.
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Control traffic.
• 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.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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