DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2071 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Occupational 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota N/A425$22.79/hr$1.51/hr$16.39/hr$18.58/hr$21.81/hr$24.77/hr$30.52/hr
Minnesota 840169$28.86/hr$0.95/hr$20.17/hr$23.34/hr$28.91/hr$34.67/hr$38.43/hr
U S 45,7701,419$21.78/hr$0.24/hr$13.60/hr$16.21/hr$19.57/hr$25.10/hr$33.99/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 330 $30.07/hr 10.0%
Central Minnesota 260 $27.67/hr 15.5%
Southeast Minnesota 120 $34.00/hr 11.1%
Southwest Minnesota 80 $27.19/hr 8.1%
Northwest Minnesota N/A $21.81/hr 11.3%
Northeast Minnesota N/A $27.62/hr 10.3%
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Tasks for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators