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”
- Coordinate truck dumping.
- Shovel blacktop.
- Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
- Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
- Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
- Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
- 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.
- Set up and tear down equipment.
- Control traffic.
- Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
- Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
- Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
- Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
- Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
- Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
- Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
- Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Concrete saws
- Static rollers
- Windrow pickup machines
- Asphalt distributor trucks
- Claw hammers
- Chip spreaders
- Pavement marking machines
- Personal computers
- Rolling machines
- Concrete paving machines
- Asphalt rakes
- Slip form machines
- Surveying tapes
- Asphalt heating equipment
- Dump trucks
- Pneumatic paving breakers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Locking pliers
- Jackhammers
- Cold in-place recyclers
- Snowplows
- Laser levels
- Asphalt paving machines
- Road heater-planers
- Vibrating concrete screeds
- Straightedges
- Asphalt mixing equipment
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Liquid asphalt storage equipment
- Hot mix material transfer devices
- String lines
- Paving curbing machines
- Rubber-tired asphalt pavers
- Motor graders
- Compactors
- Tamping machines
- Profiling equipment
- Adjustable wrenches
- Paving finishing machines
- Skid steer loaders
- Robotic paving machines
- Power extendable screeds
- Automatic paving control systems
- Manual rollers
- Oil distributors
- Cold planers
- Vibratory rollers
- Respirators
- Wheel loaders
- Two way radios
- Milling machines
- Pneumatic rollers
- Rubber-track asphalt pavers
- Desktop computers
- Transit levels
- Self-propelled material transfer devices
- Flatbed truck trailers
- Nut drivers
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Microsoft Office
- Word processing software
- Database software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Email software
- HCSS HeavyBid
- Time report software