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How to hire a street worker

Street worker hiring summary. Here are some key points about hiring street workers in the United States:

  • The median cost to hire a street worker is $1,633.
  • It takes between 36 and 42 days to fill the average role in the US.
  • HR departments typically allocate 15% of their budget towards recruitment efforts.
  • Small businesses spend $1,105 per street worker on training each year, while large companies spend $658.
  • It takes approximately 12 weeks for a new employee to reach full productivity levels.
  • There are a total of 7,866 street workers in the US, and there are currently 19,970 job openings in this field.
  • Farmington, NM, has the highest demand for street workers, with 2 job openings.

How to hire a street worker, step by step

To hire a street worker, you should create an ideal candidate profile, determine a budget, and post and promote your job. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to hire a street worker:

Here's a step-by-step street worker hiring guide:

  • Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
  • Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
  • Step 3: Make a budget
  • Step 4: Write a street worker job description
  • Step 5: Post your job
  • Step 6: Interview candidates
  • Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new street worker
  • Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist
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  1. Identify your hiring needs

    Before you post your street worker job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a street worker for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

    Determine employee vs contractor status
    Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

    You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a street worker to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a street worker that fits the bill.

    Here's a comparison of street worker salaries for various roles:

    Type of Street WorkerDescriptionHourly rate
    Street Worker$12-22
    Highway Maintenance WorkerHighway maintenance workers are employees who are responsible for performing various tasks to provide safety and working order to all highways and roads. These workers must visit problematic areas to assess the situation of highways and then perform duties such as paving uneven or damaged highways or painting traffic lines and dividers... Show more$14-25
    Ground WorkerGroundworkers are part of the construction staff who prepares a site before building. They are responsible for removing the sewage, redirecting water flows using pumps, cementing the project site, and laying the curb... Show more$11-17
  2. Create an ideal candidate profile

    Common skills:
    • Asphalt
    • CDL
    • Hand Tools
    • Mowing
    • Street Maintenance
    • Maintenance Equipment
    • City Streets
    • Shovels
    • GRASS
    • Snow Removal
    • Construction Equipment
    • Crack Sealing
    • Blowers
    • Safety Hazards
    Check all skills
    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.
  3. Make a budget

    Including a salary range in your street worker job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A street worker can vary based on:

    • Location. For example, street workers' average salary in arkansas is 55% less than in new jersey.
    • Seniority. Entry-level street workers 46% less than senior-level street workers.
    • Certifications. A street worker with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
    • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a street worker's salary.

    Average street worker salary

    $16.58hourly

    $34,477 yearly

    Entry-level street worker salary
    $25,000 yearly salary
    Updated January 22, 2026
  4. Writing a street worker job description

    A good street worker job description should include a few things:

    • Summary of the role
    • List of responsibilities
    • Required skills and experience

    Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a street worker job description:

    Street worker job description example

    JOB POSITION #159: Streets Laborer (ASPHALT CREW)

    NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

    DEPARTMENT: Community Works/Streets

    WORK LOCATION: Municipal Operation Center - 101 N. Browning Parkway

    HIRING RANGE: $16.00/hourly

    PAY CLASS: D

    DAYS WORKED: Monday - Friday

    HOURS WORKED: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    TYPE OF POSITION: Regular, Full-Time

    APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED: Until Filled

    JOB DUTIES

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

    Under the supervision of Street Division Foreman, performs routine street maintenance construction tasks, including a wide variety of semi-skilled manual tasks and extends to the operation of light to medium sized automotive equipment.

    Using excellent customer service skills, establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.

    Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the City.

    Operates jack-hammers, vibrating skid plate tampers, chain saws, weed eaters, hand picks, shovels, brooms, rakes, pitch forks, pruners and other miscellaneous hand tools.

    Upon obtaining CDL Class B, operations of dump trucks in a wide variety of Community Work's maintenance and construction tasks.

    Works with asphalt, crack sealing material, concrete, salt, liquid calcium chloride, liquid magnesium chloride, oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, herbicides, paint, traffic control signs, trash, weeds, tree limbs, dirt, rock, sand and gravel.

    Performs heavy manual labor duties out-of-doors in extreme weather conditions.

    Operates and works around noisy equipment, vibrating equipment.

    Frequent exposure to gasoline, diesel, paint and asphalt fumes.

    Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.

    This position has the responsibility to participate in and comply with the City's Environmental, Health, and Safety program.

    NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

    Controls traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas and/or setting up traffic control devices.

    Assists in setting up and cleaning of job sites.

    Cleans weeds, trash, and other debris from work site.

    Performs custodial tasks.

    Provides minor equipment maintenance inspections such as greasing, checking oil, transmission fluid and water.

    The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy which includes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

    Extensive background checks required.

    This position requires a baseline audiometric examination.

    Valid New Mexico Driver's License required with acceptable driving record for past three years.

    Class B CDL preferred but not required.

    If candidate does not have a CDL as a requirement the candidate will need to successfully pass the Entry Level Driving Training (ELDT) course to obtain a Class B Commercial Driver's License. Failure to obtain the required Commercial Driver's License within the time frame set by the Streets Superintendent will result in termination of employment.

    One year of work experience in a construction related field involving the operation of trucks or other related light automotive equipment, or equivalent vocational training courses.

    Must have a telephone at residence.

    Must be willing and able to be on 24 hour call.

    Must be able to be at the Municipal Operations Center within 30 minutes after receiving call.

    Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other City personnel and the public.

    TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

    Experience operating dump trucks, water trucks, crack sealing machine, jack-hammers, steel wheel and rubber tire rollers, vibrating skid plate tampers, hand picks and shovels, chain saws, weed eaters, brooms, rakes, pitch forks, pruners and loaders.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

    The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move, up to 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

    WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.

    Works with asphalt, crack sealing material, concrete, salt, liquid calcium chloride, liquid magnesium chloride, oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, herbicides, paint, traffic control signs, trash, weeds, tree limbs, dirt rock, sand and gravel.

    The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

    AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/D/V



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  5. Post your job

    There are a few common ways to find street workers for your business:

    • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
    • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
    • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
    • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.
    Post your job online:
    • Post your street worker job on Zippia to find and attract quality street worker candidates.
    • Use niche websites such as constructionjobs.
    • Post a job on free websites.
  6. Interview candidates

    Recruiting street workers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

    You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

    The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

  7. Send a job offer and onboard your new street worker

    Once you have selected a candidate for the street worker position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

    It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

    To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

  8. Go through the hiring process checklist

    • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
    • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
    • Define job responsibilities and requirements
    • Establish budget and timeline
    • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
    • Write job description
    • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
    • Promote the job internally
    • Process applications through applicant tracking system
    • Review resumes and cover letters
    • Shortlist candidates for screening
    • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
    • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
    • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
    • Conduct background checks on top candidates
    • Check references of top candidates
    • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
    • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
    • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
    • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
    • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
    • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)
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How much does it cost to hire a street worker?

There are different types of costs for hiring street workers. One-time cost per hire for the recruitment process. Ongoing costs include employee salary, training, onboarding, benefits, insurance, and equipment. It is essential to consider all of these costs when evaluating hiring a new street worker employee.

You can expect to pay around $34,477 per year for a street worker, as this is the median yearly salary nationally. This can vary depending on what state or city you're hiring in. If you're hiring for contract work or on a per-project basis, hourly rates for street workers in the US typically range between $12 and $22 an hour.

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