Highway Maintenance Workers

Top 3 highway maintenance Jobs

Civil Engineer II - Transportation - Ardmore Roderick - Chicago, IL
Design tasks may include geometric modifications, drainage improvements, traffic signals, roadway lighting, maintenance of traffic, and/or
Information Technology Specialist - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Washington, DC
Maintain the maintenance of the systems software, hardware, operations and maintenance, the development of system documentation for all division IT
Facility Operations Specialist - Federal Highway Administration - Falls Church, VA
Coordinates closely with Federal Lands Highway

What Highway maintenance workers Do

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement, 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

2014 employment: 151,300
May 2015 median annual wage: $36,930

Job Outlook for Highway maintenance workers

Projected employment change, 2014–24:

Number of new jobs: 7,300
Growth rate: 5 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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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.