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Highway Maintenance Workers in The United States

(Peones camineros)

Highway Maintenance Workers -- 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.

SOC (Standard Occupational Classification)47-4051.00
Career InterestsRC
Minimum education required(High school)
High school diploma or equivalent
Minimum work experience required(None)
None
Job training required(Mod OJT)
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Growth Outlook (projected percentage growth in jobs per year from 2018-2028)0.48 (low growth)
Current number of workers in USA (2018)155,300
Projected number of workers in USA (2028)162,700
Average Annual Openings in USA (2018-2028)18,400
 
Average entry-level annual salary in USA (2019)$26,840
Average annual salary for all workers in USA (2019)$42,410
Average experienced-worker annual salary for all workers in USA (2019)$60,520
Career ClusterArchitecture & Construction
(Arquitectura y construcción)
Major Occupational GroupConstruction and Extraction

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Salaries over $208,000 are sometimes shown as >$208,000 rather than the actual salary.


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