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Occupations / Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
BLS occupation 47-2071

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

National employment outlook for the United States, based on official Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025โ€“35 projections.

Projected change-0.9%
Median annual pay$53,340
Annual openings3.1K

Outlook

Employment for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators is projected to change by -0.9% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 3.1K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.

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