Will “Road Mixer 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 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 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 “Road Mixer Operator”

• 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.
• Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
• Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Control traffic.
• 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.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
• Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
• Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
• Shovel blacktop.
• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Coordinate truck dumping.
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
• Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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