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Highway Maintenance Workers in Wyoming

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

3.5% Jobs Projection

$40,580 Median Salary

90 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Highway Maintenance Workers in Wyoming is growing slower than average.
Highway Maintenance Workers in Wyoming earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Highway Maintenance Workers Work in Wyoming?

810 people worked as Highway Maintenance Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 830 Highway Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Wyoming

Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 3.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

Wyoming Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 90 annual job openings, and a total of 880 jobs for Wyoming 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 Wyoming?

In 2018 wages for Highway Maintenance Workers ranged from $35,630 to $50,240 with $40,580 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.13 to $24.16. The median hourly rate was $19.51.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.5 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.01.

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

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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

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