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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
47-2071 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 45,770 |
3.1 % |
$21.46 |
$44,630 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.40 |
$15.98 |
$19.29 |
$24.74 |
$33.50 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$27,870 |
$33,240 |
$40,130 |
$51,460 |
$69,680 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
16,930 |
2.39 |
$20.98 |
$43,630 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
14,300 |
4.06 |
$21.66 |
$45,050 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
7,450 |
0.13 |
$22.23 |
$46,230 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
1,430 |
0.15 |
$20.82 |
$43,300 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
890 |
0.79 |
$24.72 |
$51,410 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
14,300 |
4.06 |
$21.66 |
$45,050 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
16,930 |
2.39 |
$20.98 |
$43,630 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
890 |
0.79 |
$24.72 |
$51,410 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
330 |
0.27 |
$22.97 |
$47,780 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
1,430 |
0.15 |
$20.82 |
$43,300 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
4,660 |
0.37 |
1.20 |
$19.04 |
$39,610 |
| California |
2,870 |
0.16 |
0.53 |
$27.38 |
$56,950 |
| Florida |
2,770 |
0.32 |
1.01 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
| Virginia |
2,320 |
0.60 |
1.92 |
$17.69 |
$36,790 |
| Illinois |
1,780 |
0.30 |
0.95 |
$29.75 |
$61,880 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Arkansas |
1,020 |
0.84 |
2.70 |
$15.61 |
$32,470 |
| Nebraska |
760 |
0.78 |
2.49 |
$20.16 |
$41,940 |
| Oklahoma |
1,180 |
0.73 |
2.34 |
$17.87 |
$37,170 |
| South Dakota |
280 |
0.66 |
2.12 |
$21.58 |
$44,900 |
| Mississippi |
730 |
0.65 |
2.08 |
$18.66 |
$38,820 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
1,780 |
0.30 |
0.95 |
$29.75 |
$61,880 |
| New York |
1,720 |
0.18 |
0.58 |
$29.18 |
$60,690 |
| Minnesota |
840 |
0.29 |
0.93 |
$28.44 |
$59,150 |
| California |
2,870 |
0.16 |
0.53 |
$27.38 |
$56,950 |
| New Jersey |
1,360 |
0.33 |
1.07 |
$27.02 |
$56,210 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,160 |
0.22 |
0.72 |
$30.87 |
$64,200 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,870 |
0.40 |
1.28 |
$28.70 |
$59,690 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,320 |
0.41 |
1.33 |
$18.88 |
$39,260 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,300 |
0.36 |
1.14 |
$19.94 |
$41,470 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,160 |
0.54 |
1.75 |
$18.94 |
$39,400 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
980 |
0.36 |
1.15 |
$18.30 |
$38,060 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
970 |
0.32 |
1.02 |
$19.01 |
$39,530 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
710 |
0.47 |
1.51 |
$21.99 |
$45,740 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
680 |
0.51 |
1.63 |
$15.66 |
$32,580 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
660 |
0.23 |
0.74 |
$20.99 |
$43,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Johnson City, TN |
120 |
1.59 |
5.10 |
$16.23 |
$33,750 |
| Jackson, TN |
100 |
1.51 |
4.83 |
$18.34 |
$38,140 |
| Macon, GA |
120 |
1.26 |
4.04 |
$14.93 |
$31,060 |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
80 |
1.20 |
3.86 |
$14.55 |
$30,250 |
| Greeley, CO |
130 |
1.20 |
3.84 |
$24.69 |
$51,350 |
| Billings, MT |
100 |
1.19 |
3.82 |
$25.95 |
$53,970 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
60 |
1.17 |
3.75 |
$29.76 |
$61,910 |
| Roanoke, VA |
170 |
1.10 |
3.51 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
180 |
1.07 |
3.44 |
$15.82 |
$32,900 |
| Richmond, VA |
650 |
0.99 |
3.18 |
$18.43 |
$38,340 |
United States Department of Labor
