Asphalt raker vs roadway technician

The differences between asphalt rakers and roadway technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an asphalt raker and a roadway technician. Additionally, a roadway technician has an average salary of $41,001, which is higher than the $30,608 average annual salary of an asphalt raker.

The top three skills for an asphalt raker include asphalt, traffic control and jack hammers. The most important skills for a roadway technician are autocad, asphalt, and DOT.

Asphalt raker vs roadway technician overview

	Asphalt Raker	Roadway Technician
Yearly salary	$30,608	$41,001
Hourly rate	$14.72	$19.71
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	430	11,270
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 83%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Asphalt raker vs roadway technician salary

Asphalt rakers and roadway technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Asphalt Raker	Roadway Technician
Average salary	$30,608	$41,001
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $21,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between asphalt raker and roadway technician education

There are a few differences between an asphalt raker and a roadway technician in terms of educational background:

	Asphalt Raker	Roadway Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 83%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Asphalt raker vs roadway technician demographics

Here are the differences between asphalt rakers' and roadway technicians' demographics:

	Asphalt Raker	Roadway Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 97.7% Female, 2.3%	Male, 83.3% Female, 16.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 0.9% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0%	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 0.9% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between asphalt raker and roadway technician duties and responsibilities

Asphalt raker example responsibilities.

Work as part of the paving crew primarily raking asphalt, shoveling excess asphalt and sweeping up debris
Finish surface by smoothing and tampering asphalt material to the proper grade and thickness to properly adhere material to road surface.
Conduct leaf control and clean up in bunkers, fairways, greens, etc.

Roadway technician example responsibilities.

Provide contractor oversight, including monitoring of technical performance of sub-contractors managing remedial cleanup projects involving hazardous waste.
Perform laboratory analysis of asphalt samples for quality control purposes.
Design and draft using AutoCAD and EaglePoint.
Perform general laborer duties on asphalt and concrete patching crew.
Coordinate daily scrum meeting with project team members helping to facilitate communication, maximize productivity and resolve issues early.
Provide contractor oversight, including monitoring of technical performance of sub-contractors managing remedial cleanup projects involving hazardous waste.

Asphalt raker vs roadway technician skills

Common asphalt raker skills

Asphalt, 85%
Traffic Control, 14%
Jack Hammers, 1%

Common roadway technician skills

Autocad, 75%
Asphalt, 16%
DOT, 9%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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