How do they match: Highway Maintenance Workers

  • Equipment Operator
  • Caltrans Equipment Operator
  • Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Lane Marker Installer
  • Materials Handling Equipment Operator
  • Road Repairer
  • Road Sign Installer

  • 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.

  • Blend compounds to form adhesive mixtures used for marker installation.
  • Drive heavy equipment and vehicles with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.
  • Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
  • Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.
  • Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
  • Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
  • Inspect markers to verify accurate installation.
  • Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
  • Measure and mark locations for installation of markers, using tape, string, or chalk.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.

  • Install fencing or other barriers.
  • Clean equipment or facilities.
  • Dismantle equipment or temporary structures.
  • Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
  • Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Maintain mechanical equipment.
  • Operate equipment or vehicles to clear construction sites or move materials.
  • Operate road-surfacing equipment.