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Highway Maintenance Workers

SOC 47-4051.00

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.

Zone 2 Construction and Extraction

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation and Control

3.6

Operation Monitoring

3.5

Monitoring

3.1

Coordination

3.1

Active Listening

3.0

Speaking

3.0

Complex Problem Solving

3.0

Critical Thinking

2.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Public Safety and Security

4.2

English Language

3.5

Transportation

3.3

Building and Construction

3.2

Education and Training

3.0

Administration and Management

3.0

Mechanical

3.0

Customer and Personal Service

3.0

Key Tasks

1Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.

2Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.

3Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.

4Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.

5Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.

Also Known As

Asphalt Raker Caltrans Equipment Operator Equipment Operator (EO) Flagger Highway Maintainer Highway Maintenance Crew Worker Highway Maintenance Technician Highway Maintenance Worker Highway Worker Hot Oiler