Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators

Detailed Occupation

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2017 Workforce
12.5k
Average Age
39.1
Estimated Job Growth
4.72%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$37,399
Average Male Salary
$37,374
Average Female Salary
$38,246

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Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators was $37,399 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are . The locations with a relatively high concentration of Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are .

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Employment and salary information for the Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators workforce. Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators workforce in 2017 was 12,475 people, of which 2.92% were women and 97.1% were men. Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are paid most in false but are relatively concentrated in false.

Employment Over Time

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12,111
Male Workforce
± 2.7k
364
Female Workforce
± 468

The Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators workforce in 2017 was 12,475 people (2.92% women and 97.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −1.41% between 2014 (12,653) and 2017 (12,475).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($66,465), Connecticut ($58,960), and Maine ($56,517).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$37,399
AVERAGE WAGE
#316 in the ranking (2017)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators earned an average of $37,399, $22,196 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In 2017, Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.3, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, by average wage, is Construction ($37,475).

Occupations by Industries

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12.5k
2017 Workforce
± 2,742
4.43%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 30.1%

This graphic shows the share of Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators at 100%.

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Demographic information on Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators in the US. The workforce of Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators in 2017 was 12,475 people, with 2.92% woman, and 97.1% men. The average age of male Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators in the workforce is 39 and of female Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators is 39.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators in 2017 was 12,475 people, with 2.92% woman, and 97.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,956 people), 25 to 29 years (1,564  people), and 45 to 49 years (1,488 people). Among them they concentrated 41.9% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2017, 27.4% of Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators workers were Hispanic and 72.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (93.1%) and Salvadoran (6.85)%

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Races

In 2017, 77.1% of the Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators workforce were White, of which 3.21% were women and 96.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.6%) and Other (8.69%).

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Data on higher education choices for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators is Engineering Technologies but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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The most common majors achieved by Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering Technologies (88 people), Business (33 people), and Engineering (23 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators workers were High School or Equivalent (6,770 people), Secondary Education (2,714 people), and Some college (1,495 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.

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Projections on job growth for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators are expected to see a growth of 4.72% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators.
4.72%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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