Will “Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
83% Chance of Automation
“Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators” will probably be replaced by robots.
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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
Also Known As…
- 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 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 “Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators”
- 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 traffic.
- 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.
- Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
- Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
- Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
- Set up and tear down equipment.
- Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
- 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.
- Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
- Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
- Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
- Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
- Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
- Coordinate truck dumping.
- Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
- Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
- Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
- Shovel blacktop.
Related Technology & Tools
- Milling machines
- Rubber-track asphalt pavers
- Cold in-place recyclers
- Respirators
- Pneumatic rollers
- Static rollers
- Rubber-tired asphalt pavers
- String lines
- Rolling machines
- Snowplows
- Vibratory rollers
- Paving finishing machines
- Claw hammers
- Windrow pickup machines
- Chip spreaders
- Vibrating concrete screeds
- Dump trucks
- Compactors
- Transit levels
- Oil distributors
- Straight screwdrivers
- Flatbed truck trailers
- Desktop computers
- Asphalt distributor trucks
- Concrete saws
- Concrete paving machines
- Slip form machines
- Self-propelled material transfer devices
- Cold planers
- Liquid asphalt storage equipment
- Robotic paving machines
- Road heater-planers
- Personal computers
- Asphalt heating equipment
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Surveying tapes
- Automatic paving control systems
- Hot mix material transfer devices
- Power extendable screeds
- Pneumatic paving breakers
- Manual rollers
- Pavement marking machines
- Asphalt paving machines
- Nut drivers
- Locking pliers
- Asphalt rakes
- Two way radios
- Straightedges
- Laser levels
- Asphalt mixing equipment
- Paving curbing machines
- Wheel loaders
- Adjustable wrenches
- Skid steer loaders
- Motor graders
- Jackhammers
- Tamping machines
- Profiling equipment
- Microsoft Office
- Database software
- Time report software
- Email software
- HCSS HeavyBid
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D