Segmental Pavers Career, Salary and Skills

No national wage record is published for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.

Occupation description

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

O*NET code

47-4091.00

Job zone

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Experience

Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

Salary data is not available for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.

Skill	Importance	Level
Speaking	3.50	2.75
Active Listening	3.50	3.00
Coordination	3.25	3.75
Critical Thinking	3.25	3.00
Social Perceptiveness	3.12	2.75
Judgment and Decision Making	3.12	2.62
Operation and Control	3.12	2.88
Service Orientation	3.00	2.75
Operations Monitoring	3.00	2.62
Persuasion	3.00	2.75

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.
Supply and place base materials, edge restraints, bedding sand and jointing 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.

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.