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Segmental Pavers

$44.89K Median Salary 300 Job Openings (Annual Projection) 14.3% Job Growth

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About This Career

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

Reported Job Titles

Cutter, Paver, Paver Installer, Paver Layer, Paving Stone Installer, Segmental Wall Installer

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Abilities

Multilimb Coordination

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Control Precision

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Manual Dexterity

Near Vision

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Recognition

Information Ordering

Speech Clarity

Static Strength

Deductive Reasoning

Finger Dexterity

Inductive Reasoning

Category Flexibility

Depth Perception

Reaction Time

Trunk Strength

Visualization

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Knowledge

Mechanical

Building and Construction

Administration and Management

Transportation

Skills

Active Listening

Speaking

Coordination

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Operation and Control

Social Perceptiveness

Operations Monitoring

Persuasion

Service Orientation

Time Management

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Computer aided design CAD software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Internet browser software

Data base user interface and query software

Project management software

Tools

Pullers

Hoists

Power saws

Scrubbing machines

Cement retainers

Front end loaders

Carts

Mallets

Power blowers

Cold chisels

Pry bars

Hammers

Levels

Plaster or mortar mixers

Rakes

Edgers

Scribers

Squares

Tower cranes

Chalk lines

Pneumatic hammer

Vibratory plates

Power grinders

Mobile excavators

Pallet trucks

Loading equipment

Lifting hooks

Pressure or steam cleaners

Concrete spreaders

Chip Spreaders

Chain saw

Metal cutters

Miter saw

Grapples

Dump trucks

Dust collectors

Forklifts

Demolition hammers

Backhoes

Skid steer loaders

Abilities

Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Knowledge

Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project

Tools

Pullers: Comealongs
Hoists: Hoisting equipment
Power saws: Chain saws
Scrubbing machines: Power broom street sweepers; Self-propelled sweepers; Tow brooms
Cement retainers: Form liners; Form tubes; Steel forms; Wooden forms
Front end loaders: Wheeled front end loaders
Carts: Hand-pushed carts
Mallets: Rawhide mallets
Power blowers:
Cold chisels: Flat cold chisels
Pry bars:
Hammers:
Levels: Optical levels
Plaster or mortar mixers: Mud mixers
Rakes:
Edgers: Bump cutters; Edging trowels; Groovers
Scribers: Scriber markers
Squares:
Tower cranes:
Chalk lines: Chalk line markers; Roofing layout tapes
Pneumatic hammer: Underwater jackhammers
Vibratory plates: Kneading compactors
Power grinders: Underwater power grinders
Mobile excavators: Long reach excavators; Mini excavators; Truck excavators; Vacuum excavators
Pallet trucks: Pallet jacks
Loading equipment: Haul off machines
Lifting hooks: Cargo hooks
Pressure or steam cleaners: Pressure cleaners
Concrete spreaders: Power screeds
Chip Spreaders: Gravelers; Hot or cold process power gravelers
Chain saw: Underwater chainsaws
Metal cutters: Aviation snips
Miter saw: Chop saws
Grapples: Timber tongs
Dump trucks: Rock trucks
Dust collectors:
Forklifts:
Demolition hammers: Hydraulic breakers
Backhoes: Backhoe-equipped tractors
Skid steer loaders: Bobcats

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