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 and 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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 5,030236$25.03/hr$0.18/hr$19.79/hr$22.24/hr$25.82/hr$28.41/hr$30.36/hr
U S 150,8601,207$20.69/hr$0.06/hr$13.09/hr$16.18/hr$19.87/hr$24.59/hr$29.52/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Highway Maintenance Workers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration4,990$25.82/hr
Other Regional Data For Highway Maintenance Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 5,030 $25.82/hr 3.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 2,100 $26.15/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,670 $26.72/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 1,060 $24.12/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 940 $24.39/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 630 $25.82/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 610 $24.63/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 600 $25.83/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 590 $25.77/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 450 $24.55/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 430 $25.82/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 410 $25.25/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 260 $25.83/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 260 $25.82/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 170 $23.79/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 150 $25.82/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 130 $24.07/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 120 $23.79/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 100 $22.90/hr N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers15,130$16.56/hr2.5%
Construction Laborers12,400$22.94/hr4.3%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters9,950$36.21/hr4.2%
Pipelayers720$31.77/hr4.3%
Fence Erectors290$19.25/hr3.2%
Tasks for Highway Maintenance Workers