Highway Maintenance Workers

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What Highway maintenance workers Do

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway. Excludes Tree Trimmers and Pruners.


Highway maintenance worker Salaries

  • 2020 employment: 153,800
  • May 2021 median annual wage: $45,880

Job Outlook for Highway maintenance workers

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

  • Number of new jobs: 9,300
  • Growth rate: 6 percent (As fast as average)

How to Become a Highway maintenance worker

Education and training:

  • Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Work experience in a related occupation: None
  • Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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