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).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Central Minnesota | 630 | 35 | $24.60/hr | $0.29/hr | $19.92/hr | $21.77/hr | $25.82/hr | $27.13/hr | $29.63/hr |
| Minnesota | 5,030 | 236 | $25.03/hr | $0.18/hr | $19.79/hr | $22.24/hr | $25.82/hr | $28.41/hr | $30.36/hr |
| U S | 150,860 | 1,207 | $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. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2022 - 2032 | |
| Construction Laborers | 1,890 | $19.58/hr | 10.9% |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,340 | $31.38/hr | 7.4% |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 1,220 | $14.95/hr | 8.3% |
| Pipelayers | 180 | $32.82/hr | 2.9% |
| Fence Erectors | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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.
