Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Tasks Include:
- Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
- 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.
- Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
- Coordinate truck dumping.
- 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.
- Shovel blacktop.
- Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
- Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +10.1%
National: +5.6%
Education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$47,270.00
State
$45,190.00
Regional
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Education
Required Level of Education
- Less than a High School Diploma = 40.99%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 38.42%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 20.59%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 46.16%
- None = 13.36%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 13.36%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 13.36%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10.96%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.43%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 0.37%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 47.12%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 27.83%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 13.36%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 5.99%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 5.71%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 24.69%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 20.59%
- None or short demonstration = 15.79%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 13.36%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 13.36%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 7.23%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.60%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.37%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
- 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.
- Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
- Coordinate truck dumping.
- 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.
- Shovel blacktop.
- Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
- Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
- Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
- 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.
- Control traffic.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
- 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.
- Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
- Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
- 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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches
- Bituminous material distributors (Asphalt distributor trucks)
- Kettle exchangers (Asphalt heating equipment)
- Paving material mixers (Asphalt mixing equipment)
- Road pavers (Asphalt paving machines)
- Road pavers (Automatic paving control systems)
- Chip Spreaders
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Cold planers (Cold in-place recyclers)
- Cold planers
- Compactors
- Road pavers (Concrete paving machines)
- Power saws (Concrete saws)
- Desktop computers
- Dump trucks
- Flatbed trailers (Flatbed truck trailers)
- Paving material mixers (Hot mix material transfer devices)
- Pneumatic hammer (Jackhammers)
- Levels (Laser levels)
- Bituminous material distributors (Liquid asphalt storage equipment)
- Locking pliers
- Rollers (Manual rollers)
- Milling machines
- Graders (Motor graders)
- Nut drivers
- Bituminous material distributors (Oil distributors)
- Paint sprayers (Pavement marking machines)
- Curbing machines (Paving curbing machines)
- Asphalt finishers (Paving finishing machines)
- Personal computers
- Paving breakers (Pneumatic paving breakers)
- Rollers (Pneumatic rollers)
- Asphalt finishers (Power extendable screeds)
- Non contact sensors (Profiling equipment)
- Respirators
- Road surface heater planers (Road heater-planers)
- Road pavers (Robotic paving machines)
- Rollers (Rolling machines)
- Road pavers (Rubber-tired asphalt pavers)
- Road pavers (Rubber-track asphalt pavers)
- Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories (Self-contained breathing apparatus)
- Paving material mixers (Self-propelled material transfer devices)
- Curbing machines (Slip form machines)
- Snowplow attachments (Snowplows)
- Rollers (Static rollers)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Straight edges (Straightedges)
- String or twine (String lines)
- Measuring tapes (Surveying tapes)
- Tampers (Tamping machines)
- Level sensors or transmitters (Transit levels)
- Two way radios
- Concrete paving strike offs (Vibrating concrete screeds)
- Rollers (Vibratory rollers)
- Wheel loaders
- Paving material mixers (Windrow pickup machines)
Technologies Include:
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Spreadsheet software
- Spreadsheet software
- Time accounting software
- Time report software
- Word processing software
- Word processing software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.25 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
56.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
65.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
59.50 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
56.25 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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68.75 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
56.25 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
56.25 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
53.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
50.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
50.00 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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85.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
84.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
74.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
73.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
73.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
66.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
66.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
65.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
65.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
64.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
63.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
62.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
62.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
62.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
60.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
59.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
57.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
57.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
55.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
54.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
54.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
53.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
52.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
52.00 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
49.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
76.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
76.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
72.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
70.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
69.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
67.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
66.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
62.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
62.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
61.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
60.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
57.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
57.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
57.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
55.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
54.50 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
77.83 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
86.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
86.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
85.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
85.20 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
85.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
84.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
84.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
84.40 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
84.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
83.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
83.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
80.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
79.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
78.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
77.40 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
76.00 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
76.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
74.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
73.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
73.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
73.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
72.40 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
72.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
70.80 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
70.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
69.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
69.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
68.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
65.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
64.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
64.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
61.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
61.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
61.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
60.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
59.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
58.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
57.60 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
57.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
55.80 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
54.60 | Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
51.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
50.80 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
50.00 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $33,980.00 | $47,270.00 | $60,790.00 |
Virginia | $35,940.00 | $45,190.00 | $51,490.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $35,463.85 | $44,176.65 | $65,351.64 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $35,759.34 | $42,297.29 | $62,297.56 |
Hampton Roads | $36,358.58 | $42,372.72 | $57,718.52 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $37,927.98 | $41,489.35 | $57,333.14 |
Northern Virginia | $41,792.07 | $50,837.55 | $60,335.56 |
Piedmont Workforce | $38,784.49 | $48,784.62 | $63,958.92 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | $32,423.21 | $40,367.32 | $52,766.49 |
West Piedmont | $37,063.21 | $39,751.54 | $46,813.32 |
Western Virginia | $36,057.93 | $40,005.70 | $49,548.14 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 45,000 | 47,500 | +5.6% |
Virginia | 2,313 | 2,547 | +10.1% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
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- Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
- Helpers--Carpenters
- Helpers--Electricians
- Helpers--Extraction Workers
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Helpers--Roofers
- Hoist and Winch Operators
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
- Material Moving Workers, All Other
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- Paperhangers
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- Pile Driver Operators
- Pipelayers
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
- Riggers
- Rock Splitters, Quarry
- Roof Bolters, Mining
- Roofers
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- Segmental Pavers
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers
- Stonemasons
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Tapers
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
- Tile and Stone Setters
- Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Construction Equipment Operation
- Construction, General
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Asphalt Distributor Tender
- Asphalt Paver
- Asphalt Paver Operator
- Asphalt Paving Machine Operator
- Asphalt Raker
- Asphalt Roller Operator
- Asphalt Roller Person
- Asphalt Screed Operator
- Asphalt Spreader Operator
- Asphalt Surface Heater Operator
- Asphalt Tamping Machine Operator
- Bituminous Paving Machine Operator
- Black Top Machine Operator
- Black Top Paver Operator
- Black Top Roller
- Black Top Spreader Machine Operator
- Blacktop-Paver Operator
- Concrete Finisher
- Concrete Finishing Machine Operator
- Concrete Paving Machine Operator
- Curb Machine Operator
- Equipment Operator (EO)
- Excavation Laborer
- Form Grader
- Form Tamper
- Form Tamper Operator
- Heater-Planer Operator
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Highway Maintenance Worker
- Joint Cleaning and Grooving Machine Operator
- Joint Machine Operator
- Laborer
- Laydown Machine Operator
- Loader Operator
- Maintenance Equipment Operator (MEO)
- Mechanical Spreader Operator
- Mud Jack Operator
- Operator
- Paver Operator
- Paving Machine Operator
- Reinforcing Steel Machine Operator
- Road Grader
- Road Mixer Operator
- Road Oiling Truck Driver
- Road Packer Operator
- Road Roller Operator
- Roadway Technician
- Roller Machine Operator
- Roller Operator
- Screed Operator
- Self-Propelled Hot-Mix Roller Operator
- Steam Roller Operator
- Stone Spreader Operator
- Strike Off Machine Operator
- Tamping Machine Operator
- Transportation Maintenance Worker
- Traveling Plant Operator
- Truck Driver
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- College of Southern Nevada
- Community College of Allegheny County
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- Cuyahoga Community College District
- Douglas Education Center
- Erwin Technical College
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- Flathead Valley Community College
- Florida Panhandle Technical College
- Fox Valley Technical College
- Great Oaks Career Campuses
- Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
- Hazard Community and Technical College
- Hocking College
- Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee
- Indian River State College
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Joliet Junior College
- Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester
- Lake Area Technical College
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
- Miami Valley Career Technology Center
- Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education
- Mid-State Technical College
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- Pearl River Community College
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
- Polytech Adult Education
- Pontotoc Technology Center
- Putnam Career and Technical Center
- Salish Kootenai College
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- SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
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