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Will AI replace Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators?
O*NET occupation 47-2071.00
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.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Form Tamper
- Paving Equipment Operator
- Form Tamper Operator
- Paver Operator
- Paving Operator
- Asphalt Paver Operator
- Asphalt Paving Operator
- Blacktop Paver Operator
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
- 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.
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