Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Summary Report
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.
Sample of reported job titles: Equipment Operator (EO), Truck Driver, Screed Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Roller Operator, Asphalt Roller Operator, Paver Operator, Concrete Finisher, Asphalt Paving Machine Operator, Loader Operator
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
| Asphalt finishers — Paving finishing machines; Power extendable screeds |
| Bituminous material distributors — Asphalt distributor trucks; Liquid asphalt storage equipment; Oil distributors |
| Cold planers — Cold in-place recyclers |
| Paving material mixers — Asphalt mixing equipment; Hot mix material transfer devices; Self-propelled material transfer devices; Windrow pickup machines |
| Road pavers — Asphalt paving machines; Automatic paving control systems; Rubber-tired asphalt pavers; Rubber-track asphalt pavers |
| Rollers — Manual rollers; Pneumatic rollers; Static rollers; Vibratory rollers |
Technology used in this occupation:
| Electronic mail software — Email software |
| Spreadsheet software |
| Time accounting software — Time report software |
| Word processing software |
Source: O NET Online


