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How exposed to AI is a Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 20 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Asphalt Paver OperatorAsphalt Paving Machine OperatorAsphalt RakerAsphalt Roller OperatorEquipment Operator (EO)Loader OperatorMaintenance Equipment Operator (MEO)Paver OperatorRoller OperatorScreed Operator
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of only 15
44k
people do this job in the US
51 of 61
least protected in construction

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Cannot be sped up

20
  • 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
  • Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material
  • Coordinate truck dumping
  • Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites
  • Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors
  • Set up and tear down equipment
  • Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds
  • Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates
  • Control traffic
  • Shovel blacktop
  • Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications
  • Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows
  • 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
  • Drive and operate curbing machines to extrude concrete or asphalt curbing
  • Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement
  • Cut or break up pavement and drive guardrail posts, using machines equipped with interchangeable hammers
  • Install dies, cutters, and extensions to screeds onto machines, using hand tools
  • Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.