Will “Joint Cleaning and Grooving 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
• 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
• 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 “Joint Cleaning and Grooving Machine Operator”

• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• 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.
• 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.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• 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.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• Control traffic.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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