Will “Curb Machine 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
• 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
• Asphalt Distributor Operator

Tasks for “Curb Machine Operator”

• Control traffic.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• 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.
• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• 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.
• Shovel blacktop.
• 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.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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