Asphalt Worker
Asphalt workers pave and patch roads, streets and other areas with asphalt and produce asphalt pulp. Asphalt workers usually work for asphalt contractors. The work requires good professional skills and physical fitness as well as sociality and suitability for long working days.
Companies specialising in asphalt contracting.
The production of asphalt pulp at special asphalt stations takes place using highly automated technology and requires practical experience or technical training from the author. Drivers of asphalt machines must master minor repairs related to maintenance of the machines.
The work requires not only good professional skills and physical fitness but also interaction skills, as the work is carried out in a group. The profession also requires preparedness for contract-type work. The work requires attention to safety and accuracy, as work is often carried out in connection with other traffic.
Work is carried out in varying conditions, and difficult weather conditions make the work more difficult. The work is not suitable for people who are allergic or asthmatic. The proximity of hot asphalt increases the strain on the respiratory and circulatory system. Warm air significantly increases sweating and skin protection is essential.
In upper secondary vocational institutions, you can complete the Vocational Qualification in Construction as an earthmoving builder or an earthmoving machine operator. Apprenticeship training is also possible. The largest companies in the industry provide training. A Further Qualification in Civil Engineering and a Specialist Qualification in Civil Engineering can also be completed as a competence-based qualification.
Median salary
2893 €/mo
Private sector
3407 €/mo
Public sector
2475 €/mo
The data is based on the median income, meaning the amount of salary which is the middle of the salary amounts arranged in order of magnitude.
Source: Statistics Finland's structural statistics on wages and salaries