Will “Asphalt Paver 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
• 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
• 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 Operator
• Asphalt Paver
• Asphalt Distributor Tender
• Asphalt Distributor Operator

Tasks for “Asphalt Paver Operator”

• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• 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.
• 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.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• 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.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
• 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.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Control traffic.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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