The number of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the United States increased in 2023. That came after several years of falling numbers of operators of those machines between 2019 and 2022. In 2023, there were approximately 43,090 people working as operators of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment.
Number of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the United States from 2019 to 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (July 31, 2024). Number of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488706/paving-surfacing-tamping-equipment-operators-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488706/paving-surfacing-tamping-equipment-operators-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488706/paving-surfacing-tamping-equipment-operators-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators in The United States from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488706/paving-surfacing-tamping-equipment-operators-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488706/paving-surfacing-tamping-equipment-operators-in-the-us/ (last visited April 08, 2025)
Number of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488706/paving-surfacing-tamping-equipment-operators-in-the-us/
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