Highway Maintenance Workers in Ohio

Want to work in Ohio as a Highway Maintenance Worker? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in Ohio are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Highway Maintenance Workers in Ohio is growing slower than average.

• Highway Maintenance Workers in Ohio 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 Ohio?

In Ohio, there were 7,770 people working as Highway Maintenance Workers in the year 2018.

There were 8,050 Highway Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Ohio

Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 2.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

Ohio Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 810 annual job openings, and 8,010 total jobs in 2026 for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 16,500 annual jobs and 160,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Highway Maintenance Workers Make in Ohio?

In 2018 wages for Highway Maintenance Workers ranged from $26,890 to $59,060 with $41,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.93 to $28.39. The median hourly rate was $19.8.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.24 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.56.

The median salary in Ohio is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Ohio 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1,320	$43,320
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	1,300	$46,990
Columbus, OH	850	$45,130
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	520	$38,240
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	510	$38,350
Dayton, OH	370	$45,020
Akron, OH	370	$43,640
Toledo, OH	230	$49,010
Canton-Massillon, OH	230	$38,560
Wheeling, WV-OH	190	$30,930
Mansfield, OH	90	$43,880
Lima, OH	80	$43,130
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	80	$30,050
Springfield, OH	60	$35,010

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
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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.