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Highway Maintenance Workers

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.

$47,360
Median Pay
Less than 6 months
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Score 4/6: low AI task exposure means AI will assist but humans remain essential

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AI Exposure
Low+2

2% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

+3% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 13/25

Total Score4/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.
  • Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.
  • Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
  • Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches, and other drain structures.
  • 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.
  • Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
  • Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
  • Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Time to Job Ready

0-1 years

Based on Job Zone 2. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Work order systemsGPS/fleet trackingMicrosoft OfficeAsset management softwareSafety documentation

Key Abilities

Control PrecisionMultilimb CoordinationOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityArm-Hand SteadinessStatic StrengthManual DexterityNear VisionAuditory AttentionOral Expression

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Compensation Details

$32,280
10th Percentile
$47,360
Median
$66,450
90th Percentile

Based on 150,860 employed workers

Also Known As

Asphalt RakerCaltrans Equipment OperatorCertified FlaggerConstruction FlaggerEquipment Operator (EO)FlaggerHighway MaintainerHighway Maintenance Crew WorkerHighway Maintenance TechnicianHighway Maintenance Worker

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 47-4051.00