PAVING, SURFACING AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

DESCRIPTION:

Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators run various equipment used in applying concrete, spreading stone or tamping gravel and other materials for use in building roads, parking lots, or airport runways, etc., or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials.

SKILLS:

Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators must be able to control, identify and maintain the tools and equipment needed to complete the job; they must be able to monitor equipment to ensure successful equipment operation and have the ability to adjust vehicle controls and coordinate multiple components while sitting, standing or lying down; they must have a strong sense of the depth perception, manual dexterity and arrange actions or thing according to rules.

AVAILABILITY:

In 2002, sarnings for construction equipment operators vary. The median hourly earnings of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators were $16.94. The average earnings were $10.61 - $28.93. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of operating engineers in 2002 were:

Highway, street, and bridge construction $19.81
Other specialty trade contractors 17.56
Utility system construction 17.48
Other heavy and civil engineering construction 16.89
Local government 14.88

In 2002, median hourly earnings of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators were $13.87. The average earnings were $9.07 - $25.99. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in 2002 were:
Highway, street, and bridge construction $14.46
Other specialty trade contractors 14.40
Local government 13.07

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos255.htm

General Information:
http://www.xap.com/career/careerdetail/career47-2071.00.html
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos255.htm
http://www.californiacareers.info/CALGOLD2/calcareer/pav_op.html

Training:
http://www.roadtec.com/Training/