Vocational Programs for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Career

The role of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators is to 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.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $55,170 and $27 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 43,080 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators is $12,083. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. Total 67 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Related Occupations to Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators.

Related Occupations toPaving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	204K	$57,410	$28
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	1,460	$54,220	$26
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Pile Driver Operators	3,010	$70,260	$34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Pipelayers	34,840	$52,840	$25
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	18,770	$67,330	$32
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32

Schools offering vocational programs for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

The following 70 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.