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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
47-4051 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. Excludes "Tree Trimmers and Pruners" (37-3013).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 143,320 |
1.2 % |
$19.01 |
$39,540 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.76 |
$14.69 |
$18.33 |
$22.89 |
$27.32 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,470 |
$30,550 |
$38,130 |
$47,610 |
$56,820 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
98,930 |
1.84 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
35,430 |
1.62 |
$19.39 |
$40,340 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
6,490 |
1.98 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
| Employment Services |
230 |
0.01 |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
40 |
0.00 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
6,490 |
1.98 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
98,930 |
1.84 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
35,430 |
1.62 |
$19.39 |
$40,340 |
| Employment Services |
230 |
0.01 |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
30 |
0.00 |
$22.00 |
$45,760 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$29.22 |
$60,780 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
30 |
(7) |
$22.00 |
$45,760 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
35,430 |
1.62 |
$19.39 |
$40,340 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
(8) |
(8) |
$19.25 |
$40,040 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
98,930 |
1.84 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
14,880 |
1.64 |
1.60 |
$21.21 |
$44,110 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,610 |
1.85 |
1.81 |
$19.40 |
$40,350 |
| Ohio |
7,730 |
1.45 |
1.42 |
$18.92 |
$39,360 |
| Texas |
6,570 |
0.56 |
0.55 |
$17.37 |
$36,130 |
| Illinois |
6,510 |
1.10 |
1.08 |
$22.49 |
$46,790 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
1,470 |
4.84 |
4.74 |
$20.24 |
$42,100 |
| South Dakota |
1,530 |
3.66 |
3.59 |
$15.49 |
$32,220 |
| Maine |
1,830 |
3.06 |
3.00 |
$16.43 |
$34,170 |
| Wyoming |
810 |
2.93 |
2.87 |
$20.00 |
$41,610 |
| North Dakota |
1,210 |
2.85 |
2.79 |
$22.86 |
$47,550 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
2,310 |
1.38 |
1.36 |
$25.66 |
$53,360 |
| California |
4,620 |
0.29 |
0.28 |
$25.43 |
$52,900 |
| Alaska |
140 |
0.42 |
0.41 |
$24.71 |
$51,400 |
| New Jersey |
1,690 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
$24.01 |
$49,930 |
| Washington |
2,250 |
0.73 |
0.72 |
$23.83 |
$49,570 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,550 |
1.34 |
1.31 |
$23.49 |
$48,870 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,460 |
0.37 |
0.37 |
$26.99 |
$56,140 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
1,940 |
1.71 |
1.68 |
$20.05 |
$41,690 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
1,910 |
1.42 |
1.39 |
$19.23 |
$39,990 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,840 |
0.50 |
0.49 |
$23.82 |
$49,550 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
1,420 |
3.20 |
3.13 |
$20.87 |
$43,420 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
1,400 |
1.09 |
1.07 |
$21.83 |
$45,410 |
| Rochester, NY |
1,360 |
2.66 |
2.60 |
$21.59 |
$44,900 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,290 |
1.26 |
1.23 |
$21.43 |
$44,570 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
1,230 |
2.23 |
2.19 |
$21.54 |
$44,810 |
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