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Highway Maintenance Workers

Highway maintenance workers make basic repairs to highways and rural roads.

Highway maintenance workers do minor repairs such as filling potholes and cracked road surfaces. They also may clean and repair tunnels and small bridges.

Highway Maintenance Workers are in the Architecture and Construction career cluster and the Maintenance and Operations pathway.

Quick Facts

Wages:

 Above the statewide median

$20.96 / hour    Read more about wages

Outlook:

 Percent Growth   3.1%

Below statewide average    Read more about outlook

Education & Training:

 Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months) is common.

On the Job:

 Work Activities
  • Drive trucks to work sites.
  • Set construction signs and cones around work area to divert traffic.
  • Flag drivers to warn them of road work or obstacles.
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Job Title Examples:

 Heavy Equipment Operator,  Highway Maintainer,  Highway Maintenance Technician 
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Source: Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, and CareerOneStop.