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Highway Maintenance Workers in New Hampshire
Considering a career as a Highway Maintenance Worker in New Hampshire?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in New Hampshire are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Highway Maintenance Workers in New Hampshire is growing slower than average.
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Highway Maintenance Workers in New Hampshire earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Highway Maintenance Worker Career?
- Transportation & Materials Moving
- Ground Transportation
- Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation
- Flagging & Traffic Control
How Many Highway Maintenance Workers Work in New Hampshire?
In New Hampshire, there were 1,610 people working as Highway Maintenance Workers in the year 2018.
There were 1,590 Highway Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 2,080 Highway Maintenance Workers working in it, which means New Hampshire has fewer Highway Maintenance Workers than average.
Job Projections for New Hampshire
Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 3.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.
New Hampshire Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 190 annual job openings, and a total of 1,830 jobs for New Hampshire Highway Maintenance Workers in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 16,500 annual jobs and 160,200 total jobs in 2026.
What do Highway Maintenance Workers Make in New Hampshire?
In 2018 wages for Highway Maintenance Workers ranged from $26,780 to $50,460 with $37,080 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.88 to $24.26. The median hourly rate was $17.83.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.42 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.41.
The median salary in New Hampshire is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top New Hampshire Metros for Highway Maintenance Workers
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Highway Maintenance Workers.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 1,330 | $48,180 |
Manchester, NH | 190 | $42,960 |
Portsmouth, NH-ME | 170 | $33,420 |
Dover-Durham, NH-ME | 120 | $39,410 |
Top States for Highway Maintenance Workers Employment
The table below shows the states where most Highway Maintenance Workers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York | 14,920 | $44,620 |
Pennsylvania | 12,140 | $42,020 |
Ohio | 7,770 | $41,190 |
Illinois | 7,760 | $48,490 |
Texas | 6,650 | $35,270 |
Missouri | 6,090 | $34,590 |
Wisconsin | 5,700 | $44,160 |
Minnesota | 4,960 | $50,590 |
California | 4,930 | $54,950 |
North Carolina | 4,500 | $35,070 |
Indiana | 4,150 | $35,810 |
New Jersey | 4,130 | $44,270 |
Virginia | 3,610 | $36,640 |
Iowa | 3,560 | $46,810 |
Alabama | 3,410 | $29,660 |
Arkansas | 3,160 | $30,610 |
Michigan | 3,020 | $44,160 |
Oklahoma | 2,940 | $32,960 |
Colorado | 2,840 | $41,890 |
Georgia | 2,830 | $28,580 |
Below are the states where Highway Maintenance Workers get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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California | $54,950 |
Connecticut | $53,190 |
Oregon | $51,350 |
Minnesota | $50,590 |
Washington | $49,870 |
Massachusetts | $48,670 |
Illinois | $48,490 |
Iowa | $46,810 |
North Dakota | $46,590 |
Montana | $44,740 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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