Median Annual Wage: $36,580
Education: High school diploma or equivalent (78%); Post-secondary certificate (14%); Less than high school diploma (8%)
Projected Growth: Slower than average (3% to 7%)
Related Job Titles: Equipment Operator (EO); Highway Maintenance Worker; Highway Maintainer; Highway Maintenance Technician; Transportation Maintenance Specialist (TMS); Truck Driver; Transportation Maintenance Operator; Highway Maintenance Crew Worker; Highway Worker; Heavy Equipment Operator
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Source: O*NET OnLine information for Highway Maintenance Workers.
More Construction and Extraction Careers
- Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.
- Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.
- Drive heavy equipment and vehicles with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.
- Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
- Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
- Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.
- Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches, and other drain structures.
- Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides.
- Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.
- Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
- Perform roadside landscaping work, such as clearing weeds and brush, and planting and trimming trees.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Highway Maintenance Workers.
- Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Highway Maintenance Workers.