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Segmental Pavers: Career Overview

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

What Tasks Do Segmental Pavers Perform?

Typical responsibilities of segmental pavers cover:

• 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.

Skills and Knowledge

Successful segmental pavers rely on a mix of skills and domain knowledge.

Key Skills

These are the skills that matter most in this role, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Other Segmental Pavers Job Titles

Common job titles for this role include:

• Asphalt Foreman
• Asphalt Laborer
• Asphalt Paver Operator
• Asphalt Paving Coordinator
• Asphalt Paving Crew Member
• Asphalt Paving Laborer
• Asphalt Paving Worker
• Asphalt Plant Laborer

Job Outlook

The U.S. employs around 480,767 segmental pavers working in the United States today. Employment is projected to grow by +5.5% over the projection horizon.

Salary for Segmental Pavers

Statistic	Value
Annual median	$49,204
Hourly median	$23.66
10th percentile	$29,160
25th percentile	$39,182
75th percentile	$59,226
90th percentile	$69,248

Wages vary widely based on experience, location, and industry.

Software Segmental Pavers Use

• Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel (hot technology)
• Office suite software: Microsoft Office software (hot technology)
• Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint (hot technology)
• Word processing software: Microsoft Word (hot technology)

Work Environment

Daily working conditions for segmental pavers is shaped by the following characteristics:

• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
• Telephone Conversations
• Deal With External Customers or the Public in General
• Contact With Others
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

Education and Training

Most segmental pavers positions require a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education. This occupation sits in Some Preparation Needed (Job Zone 2), reflecting the level of preparation typically expected.

Related Careers

Similar Occupations

• Brickmasons and Blockmasons (Primary-Long)
• Stonemasons (Primary-Long)
• Carpenters (Supplemental)
• Carpet Installers (Supplemental)
• Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles (Primary-Short)
• Floor Sanders and Finishers (Supplemental)
• Tile and Stone Setters (Primary-Short)
• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (Primary-Short)

References

This profile draws on the following authoritative sources:

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for employment and wage data by state and industry.
• BLS Employment Projections for total employment and growth forecasts.
• O*NET (Occupational Information Network) for skills, knowledge, tasks, work activities, work context, technology, and education-zone data.

SOC code: 47-4091.00 (Segmental Pavers).