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O*NET detailed work activitySpread sand, dirt or other loose materials onto surfaces
Stays humanHands-on work
8 jobs11 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Perform general construction or extraction activities, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 11 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Cover pipes with earth or other materials.
- Supply and place base materials, edge restraints, bedding sand and jointing sand.
- Shovel blacktop.
- Sweep sand into the joints and compact pavement until the joints are full.
- Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
- Glaze top layers to make a smooth finish or embed gravel in the bitumen for rough surfaces.
- Apply gravel or pebbles over top layers of roofs, using rakes or stiff-bristled brooms.
- Drive graders, tamping machines, brooms, or ballast spreading machines to redistribute gravel or ballast between rails.
- Cover repaired pipes with dirt, and pack backfilled excavations, using air and gasoline tampers.