Career Outlook for Highway Maintenance Workers

Also known as:
Highway Maintainer, Highway Maintenance Crew Worker, Highway Worker, Lane Marker Installer, Road Patcher, Road Sign Installer

The overall job outlook for Highway Maintenance Worker careers has been positive since 2004. Vacancies for this career have increased by 9.76 percent nationwide in that time, with an average growth of 0.61 percent per year. Demand for Highway Maintenance Workers is expected to go up, with an expected 13,920 new jobs filled by 2029. This represents an annual increase of 1.03 percent over the next few years. Join our career community today!

TOP STATES

There are currently more Highway Maintenance Workers in the following states

New York	13,930
Pennsylvania	12,330
Illinois	7,750
California	7,270
Ohio	7,060
Texas	6,780
Wisconsin	5,540

BOTTOM STATES

The states below have the least number of filled positions for Highway Maintenance Workers

160

190

570

580

780

810

870

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FASTEST JOB GROWTH

In recent years, Highway Maintenance Workers have the highest job vacancies and job growth rate in the following states

407.69 %

58.33 %

57.58 %

47.46 %

31.52 %

21.61 %

15.75 %

SLOWEST JOB GROWTH

The following states have had the lowest job openings and growth rates for this career in recent years

-27.92 %

-27.27 %

-20.21 %

-19.84 %

-19.23 %

-18.69 %

-17.13 %