Job description template

Highway Maintenance Worker Job Description Template

A copy-ready highway maintenance worker job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows highway maintenance workers earn a median of $50,260 ($24.16/hour); the middle 50% earn $43,500–$61,040.

Job title

Highway Maintenance Worker

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable highway maintenance worker to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will patch pavement, plow snow and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Patch pavement
  • Plow snow
  • Spread salt
  • Mow and clear brush
  • Repair guardrails
  • Maintain signs
  • Set up work zones
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of snowplowing and pavement patching
  • Reliability and safety awareness
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • CDL
  • Flagger certification
  • Chainsaw safety
  • Experience with plow trucks

Skills

  • Equipment operation
  • Work zone setup
  • Guardrail repair
  • Mowing
  • Teamwork
  • Stamina

Work environment and schedule

Workers are outdoors on roads in all weather. Full time, with call-ins for storms and emergencies.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a highway maintenance worker job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Highway Maintenance Worker” is the clearest; alternates include Road Maintenance Worker, Highway Worker, DOT Maintenance Worker.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a highway maintenance worker so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Highway Maintenance Worker training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Highway Maintenance Worker hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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