Highway Maintenance Workers

Moderate Risk
52%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
63%
(High Risk)
POLLING
40%
(Moderate Risk)
Average: 52%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
3.8%
by year 2033
WAGES
$47,360
or $22.77 per hour
Volume
150,860
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
4.4/10

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Calculated automation risk

63% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

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40% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 63% chance of automation.

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Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Highway Maintenance Workers' job openings is expected to rise 3.8% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Highway Maintenance Workers' was $47,360, or $22 per hour

'Highway Maintenance Workers' were paid 1.5% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 150,860 people employed as 'Highway Maintenance Workers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.10% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Highway Maintenance Workers'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 47-4051.00

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