Will “Laydown 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
• 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 “Laydown Machine Operator”

• 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.
• Control traffic.
• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• 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.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• 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.
• Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• 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.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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