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Job Description: 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.
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators spend a lot of their time Handling and Moving Objects. They are naturally good at Multilimb Coordination, Control Precision, Static Strength, and Reaction Time. Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators are typically characterized as being Realistic and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Building and Construction, Mechanical, and Public Safety and Security and are skilled at Coordination and Operation and Control.
Work Activities
Handling and Moving Objects
Controlling Machines and Processes
Performing General Physical Activities
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Thinking Creatively
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Assisting and Caring for Others
Scheduling Work and Activities
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Processing Information
Getting Information
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Training and Teaching Others
Developing and Building Teams
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Coaching and Developing Others
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Documenting/Recording Information
Analyzing Data or Information
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Staffing Organizational Units
Selling or Influencing Others
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Performing Administrative Activities
Interacting With Computers
Abilities
Multilimb Coordination
Control Precision
Static Strength
Reaction Time
Oral Comprehension
Trunk Strength
Depth Perception
Extent Flexibility
Information Ordering
Selective Attention
Visualization
Response Orientation
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Hearing Sensitivity
Manual Dexterity
Time Sharing
Perceptual Speed
Category Flexibility
Flexibility of Closure
Inductive Reasoning
Speech Recognition
Deductive Reasoning
Finger Dexterity
Auditory Attention
Visual Color Discrimination
Far Vision
Rate Control
Near Vision
Speech Clarity
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Glare Sensitivity
Written Comprehension
Spatial Orientation
Fluency of Ideas
Written Expression
Speed of Limb Movement
Originality
Stamina
Dynamic Strength
Speed of Closure
Memorization
Gross Body Coordination
Sound Localization
Wrist-Finger Speed
Peripheral Vision
Number Facility
Night Vision
Mathematical Reasoning
Gross Body Equilibrium
Interests
Realistic
Conventional
Enterprising
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Knowledge
Building and Construction
Mechanical
Public Safety and Security
Transportation
Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
Administration and Management
Mathematics
English Language
Education and Training
Psychology
Production and Processing
Law and Government
Design
Chemistry
Personnel and Human Resources
Physics
Communications and Media
Computers and Electronics
Geography
Biology
Wages
Hawaii
$67,500
New York
$66,610
District of Columbia
$53,120
California
$50,540
New Jersey
$49,010
Massachusetts
$46,720
Nevada
$46,680
Connecticut
$46,630
Illinois
$45,970
Wyoming
$45,300
Washington
$44,510
Oregon
$44,030
Michigan
$42,420
Pennsylvania
$40,990
Montana
$40,860
Colorado
$39,540
Minnesota
$39,050
Arizona
$38,230
North Dakota
$37,210
Wisconsin
$37,170
Ohio
$36,880
Delaware
$36,850
Alaska
$36,370
New Hampshire
$35,480
Idaho
$35,450
South Dakota
$35,120
Maryland
$34,830
Iowa
$34,710
Indiana
$33,340
Utah
$32,700
Missouri
$32,620
Maine
$32,440
Louisiana
$32,240
New Mexico
$31,290
Virginia
$30,370
Nebraska
$30,010
Tennessee
$29,780
Kentucky
$29,730
Vermont
$29,670
Florida
$29,630
Oklahoma
$29,530
North Carolina
$29,420
Alabama
$29,420
Arkansas
$29,160
Georgia
$28,930
Texas
$28,600
South Carolina
$28,510
Kansas
$28,410
Mississippi
$27,550
Rhode Island
$24,460
West Virginia
$24,380
Puerto Rico
$18,010
Skills
Coordination
Operation and Control
Operation Monitoring
Repairing
Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Time Management
Complex Problem Solving
Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Reading Comprehension
Troubleshooting
Equipment Selection
Active Listening
Mathematics
Management of Personnel Resources
Judgment and Decision Making
Instructing
Writing
Systems Evaluation
Social Perceptiveness
Systems Analysis
Service Orientation
Learning Strategies
Active Learning
Persuasion
Speaking
Negotiation
Management of Material Resources
Technology Design
Management of Financial Resources
Operations Analysis
Science
Work Values
Support
Relationships
Independence
Working Conditions
Achievement
Recognition
Work Styles
Cooperation
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Stress Tolerance
Integrity
Initiative
Self Control
Persistence
Social Orientation
Concern for Others
Achievement/Effort
Independence
Adaptability/Flexibility
Leadership
Analytical Thinking
Innovation
Related University Degree Programs
Work Context
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Exposed to Contaminants
Face-to-Face Discussions
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Freedom to Make Decisions
Work With Work Group or Team
Contact With Others
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Time Pressure
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
Frequency of Decision Making
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Physical Proximity
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Deal With External Customers
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Spend Time Standing
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Spend Time Walking and Running
Coordinate or Lead Others
Telephone
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Consequence of Error
Spend Time Sitting
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Level of Competition
Duration of Typical Work Week
Degree of Automation
Outdoors, Under Cover
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Work Schedules
Exposed to High Places
Letters and Memos
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Electronic Mail
Public Speaking
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Exposed to Radiation
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
-40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-A lot of freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-About half the time-
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
-Completely automated-
Degree of Automation
-Constant contact with others-
Contact With Others
-Contact with others about half the time-
Contact With Others
-Contact with others most of the time-
Contact With Others
-Continually or almost continually-
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
-Every day-
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Exposed to Contaminants
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Face-to-Face Discussions
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Frequency of Decision Making
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Time Pressure
Telephone
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Outdoors, Under Cover
Letters and Memos
Electronic Mail
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Exposed to High Places
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Exposed to Radiation
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Public Speaking
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
-Extremely competitive-
Level of Competition
-Extremely important-
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Work With Work Group or Team
Deal With External Customers
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Coordinate or Lead Others
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
-Extremely serious-
Consequence of Error
-Fairly important-
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Deal With External Customers
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Work With Work Group or Team
Coordinate or Lead Others
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
-Fairly serious-
Consequence of Error
-High responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Highly automated-
Degree of Automation
-Highly competitive-
Level of Competition
-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-
Physical Proximity
-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-
Physical Proximity
-Important-
Coordinate or Lead Others
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Deal With External Customers
Work With Work Group or Team
-Important results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-
Work Schedules
-Less than 40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-Less than half the time-
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
-Limited freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-Limited responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-Minor results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Moderate responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-Moderate results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Moderately automated-
Degree of Automation
-Moderately close (at arm's length)-
Physical Proximity
-Moderately competitive-
Level of Competition
-More than 40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-More than half the time-
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
-Never-
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Electronic Mail
Exposed to Radiation
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Public Speaking
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Letters and Memos
Telephone
Outdoors, Under Cover
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to High Places
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Spend Time Sitting
Frequency of Decision Making
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Time Pressure
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Spend Time Walking and Running
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Exposed to Contaminants
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Face-to-Face Discussions
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
-No contact with others-
Contact With Others
-No freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-No responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-No results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Not at all automated-
Degree of Automation
-Not at all competitive-
Level of Competition
-Not important at all-
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Coordinate or Lead Others
Deal With External Customers
Work With Work Group or Team
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
-Not serious at all-
Consequence of Error
-Occasional contact with others-
Contact With Others
-Once a month or more but not every week-
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Exposed to High Places
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Exposed to Radiation
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Frequency of Decision Making
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Letters and Memos
Outdoors, Under Cover
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Public Speaking
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Time Pressure
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Telephone
Exposed to Contaminants
Face-to-Face Discussions
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Electronic Mail
Exposed to Disease or Infections
-Once a week or more but not every day-
Time Pressure
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Frequency of Conflict Situations
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Frequency of Decision Making
Face-to-Face Discussions
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Exposed to High Places
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Telephone
Outdoors, Under Cover
Letters and Memos
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Exposed to Contaminants
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Public Speaking
Electronic Mail
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Radiation
-Once a year or more but not every month-
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Outdoors, Under Cover
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Public Speaking
Exposed to High Places
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Letters and Memos
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Time Pressure
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Frequency of Decision Making
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Exposed to Contaminants
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Face-to-Face Discussions
Telephone
Exposed to Radiation
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Electronic Mail
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-
Work Schedules
-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-
Work Schedules
-Serious-
Consequence of Error
-Slightly automated-
Degree of Automation
-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-
Physical Proximity
-Slightly competitive-
Level of Competition
-Some freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-Very close (near touching)-
Physical Proximity
-Very high responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Very important-
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Work With Work Group or Team
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Coordinate or Lead Others
Deal With External Customers
-Very important results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Very little freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-Very serious-
Consequence of Error
Task Ratings
- Importance Core-
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.
- Importance Supplemental-
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.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
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.
- Relevance of Task Core-
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
Shovel blacktop.
Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
Coordinate truck dumping.
Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
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.
Set up and tear down equipment.
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
- Relevance of Task Supplemental-
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
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.
Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
Set up and tear down equipment.
Coordinate truck dumping.
Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
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.
Shovel blacktop.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
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.
Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
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.
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.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
Coordinate truck dumping.
Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
Shovel blacktop.
Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
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.
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
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.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
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.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
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.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Set up and tear down equipment.
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
Coordinate truck dumping.
Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
Shovel blacktop.
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
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.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
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.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
Shovel blacktop.
Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
Coordinate truck dumping.
Set up and tear down equipment.
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
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.
Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
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.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
Shovel blacktop.
Set up and tear down equipment.
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
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.
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
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.
Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
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.
Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Shovel blacktop.
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
Coordinate truck dumping.
Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
Set up and tear down equipment.
Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
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.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Set up and tear down equipment.
Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
Shovel blacktop.
Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
Coordinate truck dumping.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.
Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
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.
Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.
Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.
Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.
Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete/water mixes.
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.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
Education Training Experience
-On-Site or In-Plant Training-
None
Up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
Over 10 years
-On-the-Job Training-
None or short demonstration
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 10 years
-Related Work Experience-
None
Up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Over 10 years
-Required Level of Education-
Less than a High School Diploma
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)