Will “Screed 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
• 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
• Screed 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 “Screed Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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