Will “Joint 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 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
• 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 Machine Operator”

• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• Control traffic.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• 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.
• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• 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.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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