There are currently an estimated 151,200 highway maintenance workers in the United States. The highway maintenance worker job market is expected to grow by 7.9% between 2022 and 2032.
How employable are highway maintenance workers?
CareerExplorer rates highway maintenance workers with a B employability rating, meaning this career should provide good employment opportunities for the foreseeable future. Over the next 10 years, it is expected the US will need 16,400 highway maintenance workers. That number is based on 12,000 additional highway maintenance workers, and the retirement of 4,400 existing highway maintenance workers.
What’s the supply of highway maintenance workers?
The highway maintenance worker industry is concentrated in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Highway Maintenance Worker job market by state
| State Name | Employed Highway Maintenance Workers |
|---|---|
| New York | 15,070 |
| Pennsylvania | 10,380 |
| Ohio | 8,050 |
| Illinois | 6,870 |
| Texas | 6,860 |
| Missouri | 5,690 |
| Wisconsin | 5,660 |
| Puerto Rico | 5,360 |
| Minnesota | 4,870 |
| North Carolina | 4,680 |
| California | 4,320 |
| Indiana | 4,110 |
| Virginia | 3,980 |
| Alabama | 3,590 |
| Iowa | 3,450 |
| New Jersey | 3,390 |
| Michigan | 3,240 |
| Oklahoma | 3,190 |
| Arkansas | 2,890 |
| Colorado | 2,820 |
| Georgia | 2,650 |
| Mississippi | 2,500 |
| Florida | 2,490 |
| Nebraska | 2,480 |
| Washington | 2,420 |
| Connecticut | 2,200 |
| Kentucky | 2,110 |
| Massachusetts | 1,990 |
| Maine | 1,960 |
| Oregon | 1,820 |
| Kansas | 1,710 |
| South Dakota | 1,650 |
| Louisiana | 1,640 |
| Tennessee | 1,610 |
| New Hampshire | 1,590 |
| Arizona | 1,380 |
| Idaho | 1,220 |
| Vermont | 1,170 |
| New Mexico | 1,100 |
| West Virginia | 1,060 |
| North Dakota | 1,050 |
| Montana | 1,040 |
| Utah | 900 |
| Wyoming | 830 |
| Nevada | 680 |
| Maryland | 680 |
| South Carolina | 590 |
| Rhode Island | 570 |
| Alaska | 220 |
| Hawaii | 110 |
| Delaware | 60 |