Highway Maintenance Workers
SOC Code: 47-4051
Highway Maintenance Workerss set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 81.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Coordination.
AI-Proof Score: 81.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$49,070
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Job Growth
3.0%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operation and Control
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Coordination
- •Monitoring
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
Common Tasks
- ✓Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.
- ✓Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
- ✓Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.
- ✓Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
- ✓Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation