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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”.
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
- 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 Paving Foreman
- Asphalt Paver
- Asphalt Distributor Tender
- Asphalt Distributor Operator
Tasks for “Mechanical Spreader Operator”
- Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
- 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 machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
- Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
- Coordinate truck dumping.
- Control traffic.
- Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
- Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
- Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
- 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.
- Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
- Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
- 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.
- Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
- Shovel blacktop.
- Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
- Set up and tear down equipment.
- 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
- Nut drivers
- Vibrating concrete screeds
- Locking pliers
- Dump trucks
- Static rollers
- Snowplows
- Jackhammers
- Respirators
- Rubber-track asphalt pavers
- Pneumatic rollers
- String lines
- Two way radios
- Asphalt rakes
- Asphalt heating equipment
- Asphalt paving machines
- Manual rollers
- Pavement marking machines
- Transit levels
- Rolling machines
- Power extendable screeds
- Robotic paving machines
- Cold in-place recyclers
- Rubber-tired asphalt pavers
- Automatic paving control systems
- Straight screwdrivers
- Asphalt distributor trucks
- Tamping machines
- Personal computers
- Surveying tapes
- Laser levels
- Vibratory rollers
- Slip form machines
- Oil distributors
- Paving finishing machines
- Self-propelled material transfer devices
- Chip spreaders
- Milling machines
- Adjustable wrenches
- Wheel loaders
- Road heater-planers
- Asphalt mixing equipment
- Cold planers
- Profiling equipment
- Concrete saws
- Concrete paving machines
- Hot mix material transfer devices
- Claw hammers
- Windrow pickup machines
- Paving curbing machines
- Pneumatic paving breakers
- Flatbed truck trailers
- Straightedges
- Motor graders
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Skid steer loaders
- Compactors
- Desktop computers
- Liquid asphalt storage equipment
- HCSS HeavyBid
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Email software
- Spreadsheet software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Time report software
- Database software
- Microsoft Office