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Highway Maintenance Workers - 47-4051.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Equipment Operator (EO)
  • Highway Maintenance Worker
  • Highway Maintainer
  • Highway Maintenance Technician
  • Transportation Maintenance Specialist (TMS)
  • Truck Driver
  • Transportation Maintenance Operator
  • Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Highway Maintenance Crew Worker
  • Highway Worker

SOC Occupation Groups

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Tasks

  • Apply oil to road surfaces, using sprayers.
  • Apply poisons along roadsides and in animal burrows to eliminate unwanted roadside vegetation and rodents.
  • Blend compounds to form adhesive mixtures used for marker installation.
  • Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches, and other drain structures.
  • Drive heavy equipment and vehicles with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.
  • Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
  • Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.
  • Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
  • Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
  • Inspect markers to verify accurate installation.
  • Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
  • Measure and mark locations for installation of markers, using tape, string, or chalk.
  • Paint traffic control lines and place pavement traffic messages, by hand or using machines.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.
  • Perform roadside landscaping work, such as clearing weeds and brush, and planting and trimming trees.
  • Place and remove snow fences used to prevent the accumulation of drifting snow on highways.
  • Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides.
  • Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.

Detailed Work Activities

  • adhere to safety procedures
  • apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings
  • dig holes or trenches for foundations, posts, poles, or related items
  • drive truck with capacity greater than 3 tons
  • erect fences, guard rails, highway markers, or related structures
  • fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
  • measure and mark lay out for construction projects
  • mix paint, ingredients, or chemicals, according to specifications
  • move materials or goods between work areas
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • operate jackhammer
  • operate pneumatic tamper to patch pavement or tamp earth
  • operate power construction equipment
  • operate tractor with accessories or attachments
  • read tape measure
  • transport passengers or cargo
  • understand construction specifications
  • use concrete fabrication techniques
  • use hand or power tools
  • use traffic control procedures

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Highway-Maintenance Worker
  • Lane-Marker Installer