Paver vs traveling plant operator

The differences between pavers and traveling plant operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a paver and a traveling plant operator. Additionally, a traveling plant operator has an average salary of $45,267, which is higher than the $33,680 average annual salary of a paver.

Paver vs traveling plant operator overview

	Paver	Traveling Plant Operator
Yearly salary	$33,680	$45,267
Hourly rate	$16.19	$21.76
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	226	35,853
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Paver vs traveling plant operator salary

Pavers and traveling plant operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Paver	Traveling Plant Operator
Average salary	$33,680	$45,267
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $33,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	Saginaw, MI	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Alta Equipment	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between paver and traveling plant operator education

There are a few differences between a paver and a traveling plant operator in terms of educational background:

	Paver	Traveling Plant Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Paver vs traveling plant operator demographics

Here are the differences between pavers' and traveling plant operators' demographics:

	Paver	Traveling Plant Operator
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 40.9% Female, 59.1%
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 paver and traveling plant operator duties and responsibilities

Paver example responsibilities.

Pave roads run street sweeper.
Work as a paver laying blacktop.
Ensure strict compliance with all OSHA regulations across all operational aspects.
Use Volvo skid steer to dig out and load old blacktop onto waiting trucks.
Load and move material using various types of trucks, power cranes, shovels, graders, or relate equipment.
Operate heavy machinery, shoveled/racked asphalt, make calculations.

Traveling plant operator example responsibilities.

Develop and manage a comprehensive vendor qualification program to support the GMP manufacture of vaccine products.
Follow up customers complaints, report them to vendors to improve their services.
Plan, coordinate, and execute tours and arrange professional technical visits for Japanese customers.
Prepare asphalt mixtures per customer requirements, load and unload tankers and monitor tanks and assist with paperwork
Work together as a four-man team manually making plywood, pull green chain.

Paver vs traveling plant operator skills

Common paver skills

Asphalt, 53%
RAN, 7%
Blacktop, 6%
Manual Labor, 6%
Shovels, 5%
BOB Cat, 4%

Common traveling plant operator skills

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