Will “Form Tamper 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
• 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 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 “Form Tamper Operator”

• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Control traffic.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• 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.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• 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.
• 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.
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• 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.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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