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“Bituminous Paving Machine Operator” 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

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators”.

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Tasks for “Bituminous Paving Machine Operator”

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.
Set up and tear down equipment.
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.
Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
Shovel blacktop.
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.
Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
Coordinate truck dumping.
Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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