Occupation Atlasroad construction worker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5f68c4c3-9d25-48e2-8efc-5471a80fb155
road construction worker
Road construction workers perform road construction on earthworks, substructure works and the pavement section of the road. They cover the compacted soil with one or more layers. Road construction workers usually lay a stabilising bed of sand or clay first before adding asphalt or concrete slabs in order to finish a road.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.69
- I Investigative1.72
- A Artistic1.00
- S Social1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators (47-2071.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- install frost protection materials
- lay base courses
- level earth surface
- pave asphalt layers
- perform drainage work
- plan surface slope
- prepare subgrade for road pavement
- prevent damage to utility infrastructure
- transport construction supplies
- use safety equipment in construction
- work ergonomically
- work safely with chemicals
- work safely with hot materials
Optional (22)
- apply proofing membranes
- drive mobile heavy construction equipment
- guide operation of heavy construction equipment
- inspect asphalt
- install kerbstones
- keep personal administration
- keep records of work progress
- lay concrete slabs
- manoeuvre heavy trucks
- mechanical tools
- monitor heavy machinery
- operate bulldozer
- operate excavator
- operate mobile crane
- operate road roller
- place temporary road signage
- process incoming construction supplies
- remove road surface
- set up temporary construction site infrastructure
- transfer stone blocks
- types of asphalt coverings
- work in a construction team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 15 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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8 shared · 20 more of its ownprepare subgrade for road pavement, lay base courses, pave asphalt layers, perform drainage work
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7 shared · 8 more of its ownwork safely with hot materials, pave asphalt layers, transport construction supplies, inspect construction supplies
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5 shared · 9 more of its ownwork safely with chemicals, inspect construction supplies, use safety equipment in construction, follow health and safety procedures in construction
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