DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers
Occupational Description:
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" (37-3013).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Northwest Minnesota | 790 | 82 | $19.55/hr | $0.36/hr | $15.73/hr | $17.94/hr | $20.28/hr | $21.35/hr | $23.05/hr |
| Minnesota | 4,330 | 126 | $20.96/hr | $0.15/hr | $16.46/hr | $18.67/hr | $21.34/hr | $23.71/hr | $26.35/hr |
| U S | 141,180 | 1,553 | $17.60/hr | $0.09/hr | $10.78/hr | $13.50/hr | $17.11/hr | $21.32/hr | $25.42/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2010 - 2020 | |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 1,170 | $10.95/hr | 23.6% |
| Construction Laborers | 910 | $14.95/hr | 23.5% |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 340 | $20.83/hr | 39.5% |
| Pipelayers | 70 | $22.72/hr | 32.2% |
Tasks for Highway Maintenance Workers
- Erects, installs, and repairs guardrails, highway markers, button-type lane markers, and snow fences, using hand tools and power tools.
- Drives truck to transport crew and equipment to work site.
- Drives truck or tractor equipped with adjustable snow plow and blower unit.
- Drives tractor with mower attachment to cut grass.
- Sets signs and cones around work area to divert traffic.
- Verifies alignment of markers by sight.
- Blends compounds to form adhesive mixture, using spoon.
- Measures and marks locations for installation of markers, using tape, string, or chalk.
- Dumps, spreads, and tamps asphalt, using pneumatic tamper to patch broken pavement.