Highway Maintenance Workers (47-4051)
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. Excludes Tree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013).
Employment and Job Openings
| Employment | Average Annual Openings | |||||
| 2018 Estimate | 2028 Projection | Percent Change | Labor Force Exits | Occupation Transfers | Total | |
| Alaska | 136 | 136 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | United States | 155300 | 162700 | 0.0 | 6400 | 11200 | 18400 |
Job Outlook for Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with low employment opportunities.
2020 Wages
| Mean Wage | Wage by Percentile | |||||
| Mean | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | |
| United States | 20.77 | 13.18 | 16.27 | 20.03 | 24.66 | 29.78 |
| Alaska | 28.06 | 16.24 | 18.69 | 28.05 | 32.37 | 40.17 |
| Anchorage/Mat-Su Area | 30.53 | 23.10 | 26.83 | 29.20 | 32.17 | 43.42 |
| Balance of State | 25.57 | 14.94 | 16.85 | 19.13 | 31.82 | 39.64 |
* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.