How do they match: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

  • Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

  • Road Grader
  • Road Mixer Operator
  • Road Oiling Truck Driver
  • Road Packer Operator
  • Road Roller Operator
  • Roadway Engineer
  • Maintenance Equipment Operator
  • Highway Maintenance Worker

  • 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.

  • Control traffic.
  • Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
  • Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
  • Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
  • Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
  • Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.

  • Direct vehicle traffic.
  • Operate road-surfacing equipment.