3E231 Pavements and Construction Equipment Apprentice: civilian jobs and resume guide
The O*NET Military Crosswalk connects this Pavements and Construction Equipment Apprentice designation to Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. Review each civilian direction's published work details, then keep only experience you can verify. The connection does not prove that you performed a mapped task.
About this designation: The source identifies this designation as Pavements and Construction Equipment Apprentice. Its shared civilian crosswalk evidence does not establish which duties, tools, credentials, or level of responsibility you personally held.
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$53,340
Median national pay for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator
These are the civilian occupations O*NET connects to this military code. They are options to explore—not a ranking, a license, or proof that you performed every duty listed.
Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.
Typical national pay$45,610–$64,720Median $53,340 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 2: some preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator
Summary
Paving equipment operator using machines to spread and level asphalt on road beds, maintaining equipment and coordinating traffic around work areas
Experience
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated paving machines to spread, smooth, and level asphalt on road beds
Started machines and controlled operations using levers and clutches
Filled machines with paving materials and maintained material flow
Inspected and cleaned equipment, and reported issues to supervisors
Drove machines onto trailers and transported them to job sites
Set up and tore down equipment according to job needs
Coordinated truck dumping and controlled traffic around work areas
Skills
Hands-On Work
Operating road-surfacing equipment, Loading materials into construction equipment, Cleaning equipment and facilities, Spreading sand, Compacting materials, Spreading concrete or mixtures, Assembling temporary structures, Building construction forms or molds
Core Skills
Monitoring construction operations, Inspecting equipment or tools
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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The mapped civilian record lists this task: Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments. Identify comparable experience only if you can verify it.
Also examine this mapped civilian task: Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials. Keep it only if your own service evidence supports it.
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Which parts of your Pavements and Construction Equipment Apprentice experience can you support when considering the crosswalk direction Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators?
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Before
Fictional example: In my Pavements and Construction Equipment Apprentice assignment, I [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
After
Fictional example: Supported [civilian work area] by [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
Why this wording is fair
Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
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Editorial reviewer: Rung Guru editorial QA. Approved: 2026-08-09T07:14:07.578017+00:00.
Structured guidance last changed: 2026-08-08. Source-verification dates appear with each source below.
Why: to help veterans evaluate civilian directions and recover truthful resume evidence before entering Rung.
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