# Segmental Pavers

> Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units. Includes installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/segmental-pavers
- SOC code: 47-4091.00
- Career family: Construction and extraction
- Median annual pay: $49,910 (10th percentile $36,510, 90th percentile $78,700)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.9%
- Openings a year: 2,400
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Miscellaneous construction and related workers".

## Interest profile (code RCA)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 99 |
| Investigative (I) | 10 |
| Artistic (A) | 16 |
| Social (S) | 5 |
| Enterprising (E) | 4 |
| Conventional (C) | 40 |

## What you'd do

- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 83/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 81/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 81/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 80/100)
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (importance 77/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 76/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 75/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 75/100)
- Getting Information (importance 75/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 73/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Operation and Control, Social Perceptiveness, Operations Monitoring, Persuasion, Service Orientation

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Building and Construction, Administration and Management, Transportation, Customer and Personal Service, Public Safety and Security, Design, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics, Education and Training

## Also called

Asphalt Foreman, Asphalt Laborer, Asphalt Paver Operator, Asphalt Paving Coordinator, Asphalt Paving Crew Member, Asphalt Paving Laborer, Asphalt Paving Worker, Asphalt Plant Laborer, Asphalt Plant Operator, Asphalt Raker

## Related careers

- [Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cement-masons-and-concrete-finishers): $57,020 median pay
- [Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/paving-surfacing-and-tamping-equipment-operators): $53,340 median pay
- [Terrazzo Workers and Finishers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/terrazzo-workers-and-finishers): $76,170 median pay
- [Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles): $56,460 median pay
- [Tile and Stone Setters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tile-and-stone-setters): $55,690 median pay
- [Construction Laborers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/construction-laborers): $47,120 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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