COLLEGE COMPASS -- Occupational Overview

Highway maintenance workers

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way in safe condition by patching broken or eroded pavement or erecting and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also clear brush or plant trees along rights-of-way.

1992 employment: 168,000 Projected 1992-2005 employment change: Faster than average


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