Job outlook for highway workers in the United States

Highway worker job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected highway worker job growth rate is 0% from 2018-2028.

• About -100 new jobs for highway workers are projected over the next decade.

• Highway worker salaries have increased 9% for highway workers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 39,409 highway workers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 20,215 active highway worker job openings in the US.

• The average highway worker salary is $39,309.

Compare the number of highway worker jobs and the average highway worker salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of highway worker job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where highway workers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.