Construction Equipment Operators vs Paving & Surfacing Operators
Compare Construction Equipment Operators and Paving & Surfacing Operators side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Construction Equipment Operators pays about $7k more.
Median pay$60k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureLow 15%, modeled
EducationHigh school
MonitoringActive ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical Thinking
Median pay$53k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureModerate 49%, modeled
EducationHigh school
MonitoringCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingActive Learning
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.