Highway maintenance workers maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. They may patch broken or eroded pavement, repair guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. These workers may also mow or clear brush or plow snow from roads.
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- Highway Maintenance Workers
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What do they typically do
- Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites
- Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead
- Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides
- Drive heavy equipment with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand
- Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement
- Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment
- Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders
- Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +0.3%
Job Opening 539
Education & Training
- Education These occupations usually require a high school diploma.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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