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