Highway maintenance workers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce

86.7k

Average Age

43.9

Estimated Job Growth

3.8%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$48,672

Average Male Salary

$48,875

Average Female Salary

$42,858

About

Highway maintenance workers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Highway maintenance workers was $48,672 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Highway maintenance workers are #null, North Central & Northwest Nebraska PUMA, NE, and Mid Mountain PUMA, CO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Highway maintenance workers are North Central & Northwest Nebraska PUMA, NE, Otsego, Schoharie, Oneida (South) & Herkimer (South) Counties PUMA, NY, and Lakota Region PUMA, SD.

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Employment and salary information for the Highway maintenance workers workforce. Highway maintenance workers workforce in 2022 was 86,673 people, of which 3.37% were women and 96.6% were men. Highway maintenance workers are paid most in Tazewell County PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in North Central & Northwest Nebraska PUMA, NE.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

83,753

Male Workforce

± 7.1k

2,920

Female Workforce

± 1.33k

The Highway maintenance workers workforce in 2022 was 86,673 people (3.37% women and 96.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.7% between 2014 (99,239) and 2022 (86,673).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Highway maintenance workers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Illinois ($72,356), Massachusetts ($69,537), and Alaska ($63,594).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,672

AVERAGE WAGE

#333 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Highway maintenance workers earned an average of $48,672, $16,011 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Highway maintenance workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.255

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Highway maintenance workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.255, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Highway maintenance workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Highway maintenance workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Highway maintenance workers and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Highway maintenance workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Highway maintenance workers, by average wage, is Support activities for mining ($114,097).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

86.7k

2022 Workforce

± 7,226

−4.91%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.2%

This graphic shows the share of Highway maintenance workers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Highway maintenance workers at 93%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 4.04% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 2.95%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Highway maintenance workers in the US. The workforce of Highway maintenance workers in 2022 was 86,673 people, with 3.37% woman, and 96.6% men. The average age of male Highway maintenance workers in the workforce is 44 and of female Highway maintenance workers is 41.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Highway maintenance workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Highway maintenance workers in 2022 was 86,673 people, with 3.37% woman, and 96.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (11,272 people), 50 to 54 years (11,018 people), and 45 to 49 years (9,781 people). Among them they concentrated 37.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 14.1% of Highway maintenance workers workers were Hispanic and 85.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (80.8%), Puerto Rican (12.8)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.36)%

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Races

In 2022, 80.5% of the Highway maintenance workers workforce were White, of which 3.34% were women and 96.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.43%) and Two or More Races (5.13%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Highway maintenance workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Highway maintenance workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Highway maintenance workers, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Highway maintenance workers need more than the average amount of Repairing.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Highway maintenance workers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (908 people), Agriculture (282 people), and Protective Services (225 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Highway maintenance workers workers were High School or Equivalent (48,161 people), Some college (19,097 people), and Secondary Education (6,767 people).

The graphic shows the Highway maintenance workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Highway maintenance workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highway maintenance workers need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Coordination, Operations Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Highway Maintenance Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Highway Maintenance Workers are expected to see a growth of 3.8% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

3.8%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Highway maintenance workers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.