Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Career

Job Description: 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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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Career

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