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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
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.
What a paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operator does
Become a paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operator
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operator
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $38 per hour with an average salary of $78,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $33 and $41 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $67,900 and $84,900 per year.
Paving, Surfacing, And Tamping Equipment Operator job outlook
- There are 167 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 124 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.