Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Overview

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator

Operates 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.

• Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
• Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
• 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 machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
• Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.

• Operation Monitoring
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  Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control
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  Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Monitoring
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  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking
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  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Coordination
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  Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Judgment and Decision Making
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  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Excavation Laborer
• Loader Operator
• Black Top Paver Operator
• Black Top Machine Operator

In 2016, there were an estimated 51,900 jobs in the United States for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. New jobs are being produced at a rate of 12.1% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 6,300 new jobs for this occupation by 2026. Due to new openings and attrition, there will be an average of 6,200 job openings in this field each year.

States with the most job growth include Utah, Arizona, and Florida, while Maine, New Mexico, and Hawaii have weaker growth.

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators earn roughly $27,260 to $70,710 per year. Highest salaries tend to be in Oregon, Illinois, or Alaska.

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Email software
• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet software
• Database software

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