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Highway Maintenance Workers in New Jersey

Get the information you need to know about working as a Highway Maintenance Worker.

-2% Jobs Projection
$44,270 Median Salary
350 Job Openings

While jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Highway Maintenance Workers in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

  • Highway Maintenance Workers in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Highway Maintenance Workers Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 4,130 people working as Highway Maintenance Workers in the year 2018.

There were 3,390 Highway Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 740 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,080 Highway Maintenance Workers working in it, which means New Jersey has more Highway Maintenance Workers than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 350 annual job openings, and a total of 3,520 jobs for New Jersey 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 Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Highway Maintenance Workers ranged from $24,710 to $64,520 with $44,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.88 to $31.02. The median hourly rate was $21.28.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.99 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.29.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,470 $49,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,470 $45,660
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 540 $50,290
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 200 $44,010
Trenton, NJ 110 $48,160
Ocean City, NJ 100 $32,590
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 60 $37,550

Top States for Highway Maintenance Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Highway Maintenance Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
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
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

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