• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers

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).

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National estimates for Highway Maintenance Workers
Industry profile for Highway Maintenance Workers
Geographic profile for Highway Maintenance Workers

National estimates for Highway Maintenance Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Highway Maintenance Workers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
143,330	0.9 %	$ 22.02	$ 45,790	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Highway Maintenance Workers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.39	$ 17.62	$ 21.60	$ 25.19	$ 30.50
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,940	$ 36,640	$ 44,930	$ 52,400	$ 63,440

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Industry profile for Highway Maintenance Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Highway Maintenance Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Highway Maintenance Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Highway Maintenance Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	99,350	1.85	$ 22.11	$ 46,000
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	35,830	1.69	$ 22.36	$ 46,500
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	5,460	1.52	$ 19.12	$ 39,780
Employment Services	480	0.01	$ 14.97	$ 31,140
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	330	0.04	$ 19.52	$ 40,600

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Highway Maintenance Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	99,350	1.85	$ 22.11	$ 46,000
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	35,830	1.69	$ 22.36	$ 46,500
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	5,460	1.52	$ 19.12	$ 39,780
Other Support Services	280	0.09	$ 17.90	$ 37,230
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	330	0.04	$ 19.52	$ 40,600

Top paying industries for Highway Maintenance Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	(8)	(8)	$ 33.75	$ 70,200
Facilities Support Services	40	0.02	$ 29.30	$ 60,940
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	40	(7)	$ 26.39	$ 54,890
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	290	0.01	$ 23.12	$ 48,080
Real Estate	(8)	(8)	$ 23.08	$ 48,010

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Geographic profile for Highway Maintenance Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Highway Maintenance Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Highway Maintenance Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Highway Maintenance Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	12,850	1.41	1.46	$ 25.34	$ 52,720
Pennsylvania	10,510	1.81	1.87	$ 22.49	$ 46,780
Texas	8,420	0.65	0.67	$ 17.55	$ 36,510
California	6,850	0.39	0.40	$ 28.06	$ 58,360
Illinois	6,330	1.08	1.11	$ 28.10	$ 58,440

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Highway Maintenance Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota	1,940	4.46	4.60	$ 20.21	$ 42,040
Vermont	1,090	3.71	3.83	$ 23.25	$ 48,360
Wyoming	840	3.14	3.24	$ 20.97	$ 43,610
Maine	1,860	3.05	3.14	$ 20.86	$ 43,380
Iowa	4,170	2.74	2.83	$ 24.42	$ 50,800

Top paying states for Highway Maintenance Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	2,450	0.72	0.74	$ 29.10	$ 60,530
Illinois	6,330	1.08	1.11	$ 28.10	$ 58,440
California	6,850	0.39	0.40	$ 28.06	$ 58,360
Connecticut	2,080	1.27	1.31	$ 27.99	$ 58,210
Alaska	110	0.37	0.38	$ 27.94	$ 58,100

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Highway Maintenance Workers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,040	0.77	0.79	$ 28.03	$ 58,300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,860	1.03	1.07	$ 24.48	$ 50,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,560	0.58	0.60	$ 29.51	$ 61,390
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,240	1.19	1.23	$ 27.70	$ 57,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,190	0.36	0.37	$ 26.47	$ 55,060
Pittsburgh, PA	2,070	1.96	2.02	$ 23.51	$ 48,910
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,800	1.37	1.42	$ 22.74	$ 47,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,610	0.42	0.44	$ 18.94	$ 39,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,190	0.39	0.40	$ 17.96	$ 37,360
Rochester, NY	1,090	2.25	2.32	$ 24.70	$ 51,380

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Highway Maintenance Workers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	250	6.53	6.74	$ 21.97	$ 45,700
Glens Falls, NY	280	5.80	5.98	$ 22.37	$ 46,520
Ocean City, NJ	180	4.47	4.61	$ 20.20	$ 42,020
Utica-Rome, NY	490	4.27	4.40	$ 22.04	$ 45,840
Johnstown, PA	200	4.21	4.34	$ 17.82	$ 37,070
Kingston, NY	240	4.19	4.32	$ 26.08	$ 54,240
Binghamton, NY	380	4.09	4.22	$ 23.09	$ 48,040
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	160	3.92	4.05	$ 21.00	$ 43,680
Bangor, ME	250	3.82	3.94	$ 20.52	$ 42,680
Gettysburg, PA	100	2.99	3.08	$ 21.83	$ 45,400