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