Will “Asphalt Paving Foreman” 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
• 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 Paver
• Asphalt Distributor Tender
• Asphalt Distributor Operator

Tasks for “Asphalt Paving Foreman”

• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• 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.
• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• 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.
• 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.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• 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.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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