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“Transportation Maintenance Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Transportation Maintenance Operator”

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

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