Highway Maintenance Workers
Also called: Equipment Operator (EO), Highway Maintenance Worker, Highway Maintainer, Highway Maintenance Technician
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
- Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.
- Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.
Safety and Government
Engineering and Technology
Education and Training
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Controlled Movement
Hand and Finger Use
Attention
Spatial
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Spreadsheet software
Word processing software
Electronic mail software
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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