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Job 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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-4051.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,540.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 143,320 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Highway Maintenance Workers”.

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Tasks for “Quick Technician”

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

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