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

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
  • Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
  • Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
  • Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
  • Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
  • Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
  • 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.

  • Cut tile, stone, or other masonry materials.
  • Apply material to fill gaps in surfaces.
  • Compact materials to create level bases.
  • Load materials into construction equipment.
  • Mark reference points on construction materials.
  • Operate equipment or vehicles to clear construction sites or move materials.
  • Spread sand, dirt or other loose materials onto surfaces.