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Watch tutorials on how to do this kind of work.

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Segmental Pavers

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

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Other Construction and Related Workers

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.

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.

Design paver installation layout pattern and create markings for directional references of joints and stringlines.

Sweep sand from the surface prior to opening to traffic.

Resurface an outside area with cobblestones, terracotta tiles, concrete or other materials.

Backhoes

Bandcutters

Base rakes

Chainsaws

Chalk line markers

Chop saws

Demolition hammers

Segmental Pavers

Overview

Career

What Segmental Pavers Do

Other Job Titles Segmental Pavers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Segmental Pavers

Overview

Career

What Segmental Pavers Do

Other Job Titles Segmental Pavers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Segmental Pavers

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