Career fit quiz

Is Highway Maintenance Worker the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the highway maintenance worker career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the highway maintenance worker job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I like outdoor work
Statement 2 of 8I like driving equipment
Statement 3 of 8I don’t mind storms
Statement 4 of 8I want public benefits
Statement 5 of 8I like variety
Statement 6 of 8I don’t need a degree
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about Months on the job training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $50,260 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Highway maintenance workers maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways and rights-of-way, patching broken pavement, repairing guardrails, plowing snow and mowing.

  • Patch pavement
  • Plow snow
  • Spread salt
  • Mow and clear brush
  • Repair guardrails

Read a full day in the life or see highway maintenance worker salary data.

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