Apply
Employment Percentage
6.382978723
SOC ID
47-4098
SOC Title
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
ONET ID
47-4091.00
ONET Concat ID
47409100
Median Salary
42872.74
Ed Level High School
65.480003
Ed Level Certificate
30.889999
Ed Level Some College
2.83
Ed Level Associates
0.8
Ed Level Bachelors
0
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a high school diploma or less
Career Description
Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units. Includes installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.
Core Tasks
  • Supply and place base materials, edge restraints, bedding sand and jointing sand.
  • Prepare base for installation by removing unstable or unsuitable materials, compacting and grading the soil, draining or stabilizing weak or saturated soils and taking measures to prevent water penetration and migration of bedding sand.
  • Discuss the design with the client.
  • Set pavers, aligning and spacing them correctly.
  • Sweep sand into the joints and compact pavement until the joints are full.
  • Screed sand level to an even thickness, and recheck sand exposed to elements, raking and rescreeding if necessary.
  • Cut paving stones to size and for edges, using a splitter and a masonry saw.
  • Compact bedding sand and pavers to finish the paved area, using a plate compactor.
  • Design paver installation layout pattern and create markings for directional references of joints and stringlines.
  • Sweep sand from the surface prior to opening to traffic.
  • Resurface an outside area with cobblestones, terracotta tiles, concrete or other materials.
  • Cement the edges of the paved area.
Start Annual Earnings
29602.97
Top Annual Earnings
88135.69
EMSI Career Title Slug
segmental-paver