Road worker vs street worker

The differences between road workers and street workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a road worker and a street worker. Additionally, a road worker has an average salary of $34,788, which is higher than the $34,477 average annual salary of a street worker.

The top three skills for a road worker include asphalt, mowing and county roads. The most important skills for a street worker are asphalt, CDL, and hand tools.

Road worker vs street worker overview

	Road Worker	Street Worker
Yearly salary	$34,788	$34,477
Hourly rate	$16.73	$16.58
Growth rate	4%	12%
Number of jobs	44,118	19,970
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	12

Road worker vs street worker salary

Road workers and street workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Road Worker	Street Worker
Average salary	$34,788	$34,477
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $25,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between road worker and street worker education

There are a few differences between a road worker and a street worker in terms of educational background:

	Road Worker	Street Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Road worker vs street worker demographics

Here are the differences between road workers' and street workers' demographics:

	Road Worker	Street Worker
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 88.9% Female, 11.1%	Male, 84.5% Female, 15.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 0.5% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 0.5% White, 74.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between road worker and street worker duties and responsibilities

Road worker example responsibilities.

Operate various machinery like bulldozers, skid loaders, trucks, mowers, etc.
Operate backhoe, tractors, mowers, grader, dump truck, and spray truck.
run tractor mowing road sides, run heavy equipment.
Gain knowledge in the operation of loaders, graders, backhoes.
Operate striping machines, and rotors for crack sealing, sweepers, mowers and forklifts.
snow plowing, heavy equipment operator, tree removal roadside mowing, and road resurfacing projects.

Street worker example responsibilities.

Mow and manicure grass on street right of way.
Repair broken or crack water pipes, clean gutter and ditches (by mowing of the grass).
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, edgers.
Use a tractor to bush hog grass around town as needed.
Monitor Medicaid and Medicare eligibility as well assist with application process.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, and brush trimmers.

Road worker vs street worker skills

Common road worker skills

Asphalt, 28%
Mowing, 15%
County Roads, 9%
Traffic Control, 9%
CDL, 6%
Road Maintenance, 5%

Common street worker skills

Asphalt, 22%
CDL, 13%
Hand Tools, 12%
Mowing, 9%
Street Maintenance, 6%
Maintenance Equipment, 6%