Will “Black Top Spreader Machine 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 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 “Black Top Spreader Machine Operator”

• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• 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.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• Shovel blacktop.
• 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 oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• 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.
• Control traffic.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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