Will “Roller 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
• 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 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
• Asphalt Distributor Tender
• Asphalt Distributor Operator

Tasks for “Roller Operator”

• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• 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 and tear down equipment.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• 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.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Control traffic.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• 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.
• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• Coordinate truck dumping.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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