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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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) |
146,580 |
1.0 % |
$19.38 |
$40,300 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$12.12 |
$14.98 |
$18.61 |
$23.20 |
$27.88 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$25,220 |
$31,160 |
$38,700 |
$48,250 |
$57,990 |
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, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
101,630 |
1.86 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
36,240 |
1.66 |
$19.51 |
$40,590 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
6,110 |
1.81 |
$18.80 |
$39,100 |
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
520 |
0.15 |
(8) |
(8) |
Employment Services |
260 |
0.01 |
$17.60 |
$36,610 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
101,630 |
1.86 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
6,110 |
1.81 |
$18.80 |
$39,100 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
36,240 |
1.66 |
$19.51 |
$40,590 |
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
520 |
0.15 |
(8) |
(8) |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
60 |
0.01 |
$19.48 |
$40,510 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
60 |
(7) |
$23.25 |
$48,370 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
50 |
(7) |
$20.38 |
$42,390 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
36,240 |
1.66 |
$19.51 |
$40,590 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
60 |
0.01 |
$19.48 |
$40,510 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
101,630 |
1.86 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
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 |
15,070 |
1.64 |
1.59 |
$21.56 |
$44,850 |
Pennsylvania |
10,380 |
1.80 |
1.75 |
$20.11 |
$41,830 |
Ohio |
8,050 |
1.50 |
1.46 |
$19.55 |
$40,650 |
Illinois |
6,870 |
1.16 |
1.13 |
$22.76 |
$47,350 |
Texas |
6,860 |
0.58 |
0.56 |
$17.72 |
$36,850 |
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) |
South Dakota |
1,650 |
3.93 |
3.82 |
$16.20 |
$33,690 |
Vermont |
1,170 |
3.85 |
3.74 |
$20.34 |
$42,300 |
Maine |
1,960 |
3.27 |
3.18 |
$16.90 |
$35,150 |
Wyoming |
830 |
3.08 |
3.00 |
$20.20 |
$42,020 |
Nebraska |
2,480 |
2.56 |
2.49 |
$17.17 |
$35,710 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
4,320 |
0.26 |
0.25 |
$26.35 |
$54,800 |
Connecticut |
2,200 |
1.33 |
1.29 |
$26.13 |
$54,350 |
Washington |
2,420 |
0.76 |
0.74 |
$24.71 |
$51,400 |
Massachusetts |
1,990 |
0.56 |
0.55 |
$24.22 |
$50,370 |
North Dakota |
1,050 |
2.53 |
2.46 |
$23.56 |
$49,010 |
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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) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,360 |
0.50 |
0.49 |
$25.38 |
$52,790 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
2,190 |
1.62 |
1.57 |
$17.90 |
$37,240 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,170 |
1.12 |
1.09 |
$24.02 |
$49,960 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,130 |
0.58 |
0.57 |
$26.14 |
$54,370 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
2,060 |
1.82 |
1.77 |
$20.01 |
$41,630 |
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
1,540 |
1.18 |
1.15 |
$22.38 |
$46,560 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
1,430 |
3.18 |
3.09 |
$19.92 |
$41,430 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
1,410 |
1.34 |
1.30 |
$20.52 |
$42,680 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,400 |
1.36 |
1.33 |
$22.18 |
$46,130 |
Rochester, NY |
1,400 |
2.74 |
2.67 |
$21.93 |
$45,610 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
320 |
8.11 |
7.89 |
$19.53 |
$40,620 |
Glens Falls, NY |
370 |
6.94 |
6.75 |
$18.78 |
$39,070 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
690 |
5.53 |
5.38 |
$19.49 |
$40,540 |
Binghamton, NY |
520 |
5.14 |
4.99 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
Kingston, NY |
300 |
5.05 |
4.91 |
$22.01 |
$45,780 |
Bangor, ME |
270 |
4.18 |
4.07 |
$15.99 |
$33,260 |
Williamsport, PA |
200 |
4.01 |
3.90 |
$16.91 |
$35,170 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR |
1,310 |
3.78 |
3.68 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
Sheboygan, WI |
210 |
3.63 |
3.53 |
$21.30 |
$44,300 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
220 |
3.51 |
3.41 |
$14.77 |
$30,730 |
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