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Road roller operator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Ride on road roller operator Ride on roller driver Ride on roller operator Road roller driver Road roller operator Roller driver Roller operative Roller operator Roller-compactor driver Roller-compactor operator Rough roller operator Vibrating roller driver Vibrating roller operator Walk-behind road roller operator Walk-behind roller operator

Road roller operators work with equipment to compact a variety of materials, such as soil, gravel, concrete or asphalt, in the construction of roads and foundations. They walk behind, or sit on top of the road roller, depending on the type and size, and roll over the area to be compacted.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovel, grab-bucket or dragline bucket, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials;
(b) Operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines;
(c) Operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blade to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials;
(d) Operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water;
(e) Operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground;
(f) Operating and monitoring power roller to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads, pavements and similar work;
(g) Operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Electricity and energy
  • Building and civil engineering

Digital competencies

  • Operating earthmoving equipment
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Interpreting technical documentation and diagrams
  • Monitoring quality of products

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Drivers and mobile plant operators

Mobile plant operators

Earthmoving and related plant operators

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Earthmoving and related plant operators

444

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

33,16%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

177,50% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

96,17%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

,90%

Part-time contracts

1,03% Turnover index

120

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-11%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Drivers and mobile plant operators

92%

8%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Drivers and mobile plant operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Mobile plant operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Earthmoving and related plant operators

No experience
14%
Less than 1 year
17%
Between 1 and 2 years
16%
Between 2 and 4 years
33%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
12%
Industria manufacturera
20%
Construcción
17%
Actividades administrativas y servicios auxiliares
12%
Actividades profesionales, científicas y técnicas
11%
Transporte y almacenamiento
11%
Otros
29%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.