Highway Maintenance Workers

This post summarizes key statistics on Highway Maintenance Workers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 34,023
25 42,759
30 44,944
35 47,376
40 46,423
45 47,631
50 51,310
55 51,033
60 49,436
65 42,981


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.80
20-39 5.00
39-41 79.40
41-50 8.40
50-60 3.00
More than 60 1.40

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Highway Maintenance Workers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
85.80 46,655 All construction
5.60 48,866 Services incidental to transportation
3.10 48,407 General government, n.e.c.
2.20 47,376 Administration of economic programs
0.50 23,174 Landscape and horticultural services
0.30 70,857 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
0.30 43,216 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
0.20 14,419 Bus service and urban transit
0.20 30,541 Water supply and irrigation
0.20 17,691 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices

This table highlights the top industries people working as Highway Maintenance Workers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Highway Maintenance Workers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Highway Maintenance Workers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Highway Maintenance Workers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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