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layout: automation
title: Automation of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
subtitle: Will robots and artificial intelligence take the job of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators? Get the facts.
soc:
  code: 47-2071
  title: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
  definition: 'Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.'
employment:
  current:
    us: 51900
  projected:
    us: 58200
  change:
    us: 0.121
wage:
  hourly:
    us: 21.06
  annual:
    us: 43800
probability:
  oxford: 0.83
rank:
  oxford: 472
tags:
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---
