Highway maintainer vs maintainer

The differences between highway maintainers and maintainers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a highway maintainer, becoming a maintainer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a maintainer has an average salary of $51,259, which is higher than the $48,568 average annual salary of a highway maintainer.

The top three skills for a highway maintainer include loaders, cdl class and road surfaces. The most important skills for a maintainer are hydraulic systems, suspension systems, and test equipment.

Highway maintainer vs maintainer overview

	Highway Maintainer	Maintainer
Yearly salary	$48,568	$51,259
Hourly rate	$23.35	$24.64
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	1,613	8,137
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	4

Highway maintainer vs maintainer salary

Highway maintainers and maintainers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Highway Maintainer	Maintainer
Average salary	$48,568	$51,259
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $81,000	Between $31,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between highway maintainer and maintainer education

There are a few differences between a highway maintainer and a maintainer in terms of educational background:

	Highway Maintainer	Maintainer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Highway maintainer vs maintainer demographics

Here are the differences between highway maintainers' and maintainers' demographics:

	Highway Maintainer	Maintainer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 0.4% White, 76.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	2%

Differences between highway maintainer and maintainer duties and responsibilities

Highway maintainer example responsibilities.

Cut brush, operate mowing equipment, and litter pick up.
Maintain and repair all trucks, tractors, mowers, etc.
Dump, spread and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tamper to patch broken or erode pavement.
Operate machines to spread, smooth, level or steel-reinforce stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.
Ensure upkeep of state land and highways including; mowing, painting, road maintenance, trash and brush pick up.
Receive and implement combat orders and direct deployment of personnel in offensive, defensive and retrograde operations.

Maintainer example responsibilities.

Manage LAN network and provide support for users.
Manage all contract work including snow removal, mowing, asphalt work, and signage.
Ignite torches and start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being weld completing electrical circuits.
Perform preventive maintenance checks and services on radio receivers, transmitters, communications security equipment and other relate technologies.
Modify components using jigs or templates.
Rework of SMT components on circuit board.

Highway maintainer vs maintainer skills

Common highway maintainer skills

Loaders, 18%
CDL Class, 14%
Road Surfaces, 9%
Dump Truck, 9%
Mowing, 8%
Snowplows, 7%

Common maintainer skills

Hydraulic Systems, 13%
Suspension Systems, 10%
Test Equipment, 7%
Electrical Systems, 6%
Windows, 6%
Weapons Systems, 6%