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Highway Maintenance Workplace Records Guide
Highway maintenance crews may split their time between traffic control, equipment preparation and repair work. A useful employment account identifies your assigned role for each period instead of assuming every crew member performed the same duties.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Crew role
List the duties you were assigned during each part of the shift and who changed them.
Equipment concern
Note when a defect was reported and whether the assigned vehicle or task was replaced.
Return work
Record unloading, equipment checks and other assigned duties after the crew returned from the site.
Start with the work you actually do
Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Highway Maintenance Workers (47-4051.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.Source task 4872 · updated 07/2017
- Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.Source task 4871 · updated 07/2017
- Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.Source task 18783 · updated 07/2017
- Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.Source task 4875 · updated 07/2017
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Highway Maintenance Workers (SOC 47-4051). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $14.89 | $18.00 | $21.90 | $37,430 |
| Alaska | $25.45 | $26.01 | $32.12 | $54,090 |
| Arizona | $21.89 | $24.45 | $27.24 | $50,850 |
| Arkansas | $14.24 | $17.19 | $20.00 | $35,740 |
| Connecticut | $29.66 | $31.19 | $35.09 | $64,870 |
| Delaware | $18.59 | $21.85 | $26.86 | $45,450 |
| Florida | $17.76 | $20.29 | $22.55 | $42,210 |
| Georgia | $17.01 | $18.06 | $21.79 | $37,560 |
| Idaho | $23.04 | $25.02 | $28.58 | $52,050 |
| Indiana | $21.47 | $23.31 | $25.63 | $48,480 |
| Iowa | $25.41 | $28.12 | $29.72 | $58,490 |
| Kansas | $18.91 | $22.14 | $23.34 | $46,050 |
| Kentucky | $17.88 | $19.42 | $22.48 | $40,400 |
| Louisiana | $16.80 | $21.53 | $27.74 | $44,790 |
| Maine | $20.54 | $23.57 | $25.85 | $49,030 |
| Michigan | $22.05 | $25.84 | $28.74 | $53,750 |
| Minnesota | $26.83 | $30.36 | $31.80 | $63,150 |
| Mississippi | $14.13 | $16.89 | $18.27 | $35,120 |
| Missouri | $19.69 | $22.82 | $24.80 | $47,470 |
| Montana | $28.56 | $29.31 | $30.10 | $60,960 |
| Nebraska | $22.07 | $23.39 | $26.50 | $48,650 |
| New Hampshire | $23.13 | $24.54 | $28.32 | $51,050 |
| New Mexico | $19.55 | $22.95 | $25.82 | $47,740 |
| New York | $23.21 | $26.54 | $30.27 | $55,210 |
| North Carolina | $19.92 | $23.02 | $25.61 | $47,880 |
| North Dakota | $27.69 | $29.15 | $33.64 | $60,630 |
| Ohio | $21.23 | $23.50 | $28.80 | $48,880 |
| Oklahoma | $17.35 | $18.67 | $22.08 | $38,840 |
| Pennsylvania | $19.43 | $22.93 | $28.38 | $47,690 |
| Rhode Island | $25.15 | $27.86 | $29.01 | $57,950 |
| South Dakota | $22.22 | $23.37 | $27.50 | $48,610 |
| Tennessee | $18.29 | $22.15 | $27.03 | $46,070 |
| Texas | $17.99 | $21.90 | $23.93 | $45,540 |
| Utah | $23.11 | $26.91 | $30.64 | $55,970 |
| Vermont | $23.66 | $28.11 | $29.16 | $58,460 |
| Virginia | $22.54 | $24.42 | $27.20 | $50,800 |
| West Virginia | $17.53 | $21.76 | $25.92 | $45,260 |
| Wisconsin | $24.22 | $27.88 | $30.00 | $58,000 |
| Wyoming | $22.22 | $23.17 | $28.22 | $48,190 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Describe the work-zone assignment
Record the road segment in general terms, crew role and shift instructions. Note when you were reassigned between signs, flagging, driving or repair work. Identify who directed the change and whether the crew briefing was updated.
Separate equipment and staffing delays
Document the condition you observed during an equipment check and the response to your report. Keep transport time and waiting for materials distinct from active repair work. Do not infer the cause of a delay that you did not observe.
Use employment records selectively
Retain your own time entries and authorized assignment messages. Avoid exporting infrastructure security plans, vehicle location histories or images of identifiable motorists. Describe the relevant maintenance or dispatch record and who maintains it for review.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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