Highway Maintenance Workers
- Architecture and Construction
Median Yearly Income
$47,332
Most Common Education Level
High school diploma or less
Projected Job Growth
+4.48%
What do 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.
Career Interests Areas
- Realistic
- Conventional
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Data on career profiles are based on information supplied by the O*NET Program, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration.