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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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.

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This source lists 20 tasks, including 14 marked Core and 6 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2020.

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Core · Task 4796 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.

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Core · Task 4809 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.

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Core · Task 4807 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

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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Core · Task 4805 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.

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Core · Task 4800 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Coordinate truck dumping.

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Core · Task 4804 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.

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Core · Task 4797 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.

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Core · Task 4801 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Set up and tear down equipment.

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Core · Task 4798 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.

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Core · Task 4806 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.

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Core · Task 20143 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Control traffic.

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Core · Task 4803 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Shovel blacktop.

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Core · Task 4802 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.

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Core · Task 4799 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.

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Supplemental · Task 4814 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

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.

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Supplemental · Task 4810 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing.

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Supplemental · Task 4813 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement.

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Supplemental · Task 4811 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers.

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Supplemental · Task 4812 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools.

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Supplemental · Task 4808 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.

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