A Career in Paving and Road Surfacing

by Laura La Bella

Overview

Maintaining the nation's infrastructure is vital to everyone's safety, convenience, and ability to travel and pursue their livelihoods. Few jobs in infrastructure are as necessary, demanding, and important as those in paving and road surfacing. This volume provides youth a methodical chapter-by-chapter approach, from general information about this job sector, to early classes to take, to interviewing for and starting work on a road crew. With an emphasis on concrete steps, this book paves a straight path for teens hoping to break into this stable, productive, and important career.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781508180029
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	07/30/2018
Series:	Jobs for Rebuilding America Series
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Chapter 1 America's Roads and Highways 10

Chapter 2 Paving Crew Laborer 20

Chapter 3 Paving- and Surface-Equipment Operators 30

Chapter 4 Asphalt-Paving Foreman 40

Chapter 5 Paving Manager or Superintendent 50

Chapter 6 Paving the Way for the Future 61

Bureau of Labor Statistics Tips 69

Glossary 70

For More Information 71

For Further Reading 74

Bibliography 75

Index 78