Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators

What Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators do

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.

• 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.

Industry Areas:

Construction • Renewable Resources and Energy • Transportation

Training Program Areas:

Bricklaying • Carpentry • Heavy Equipment Operations • Heavy Truck Driving • OCT-Only Construction • OCT-Only Renewable Resources & Energy • OCT-Only Transportation • Petroleum Technician • Smart Meter & Instrumentation Technician • Solar Energy • Weatherization