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.
Asphalt Paver Operator, Asphalt Paving Machine Operator, Asphalt Raker, Asphalt Roller Operator, Asphalt Screed Operator, Equipment Operator (EO), Loader Operator, Machine Operator, Maintenance Equipment Operator (MEO), Paver Operator, Roller Operator, Screed Operator
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