Will “Asphalt Screed Operator” 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 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 “Asphalt Screed Operator”

• Control traffic.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• 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.
• 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.
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• 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.
• 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.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• 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 paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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