Will “Roadway Technician” 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
• 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 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 “Roadway Technician”

• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Control traffic.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• 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.
• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• 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.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• 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.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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