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Transportation Maintenance Worker

Quick Facts

Median Salary$45,059
Most Common EducationHigh school or GED
Projected 10-Year Growth+26.56%
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What They Do

A Transportation Maintenance Worker provides maintenance for highway systems and state and local roads, including repairs to pavement, bridges, signs and signals; assists with clearing roads.


Core 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.
  • Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches, and other drain structures.
  • Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
  • 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.
  • Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
  • Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides.
  • Perform roadside landscaping work, such as clearing weeds and brush, and planting and trimming trees.

What to expect as a Transportation Maintenance Worker

1Earn a High school or GED Diploma

26% of people achieve this level of education.

2Gain skills and experience

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3Land a job

1355 openings for Transportation Maintenance Workers

Career Progression

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