{"id":628,"date":"2022-08-03T19:26:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T19:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibuildnh.org\/blog\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2022-08-04T01:25:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T01:25:36","slug":"highway-construction-and-road-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ibuildnh.org\/blog\/highway-construction-and-road-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Highway Construction and Road Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIf you like working outside and working with your hands, this is much of what you can expect working in highway construction and road infrastructure. Everyday is different!<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n

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If you like working outside and working with your hands, this is much of what you can expect working in highway construction and road infrastructure. Everyday is different!<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n

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Every day is different when you’re working in highway construction and road infrastructure!<\/span><\/p>\n

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2021 Average Annual Salary *<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Highway Maintenance: $60,970<\/p>\n

* Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

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Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n

High school diploma or GED generally required.\u00a0<\/span>Typically learn on the job or through apprenticeships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Work Environment *<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Much of the work is done outside, maintaining highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

* Career One Stop<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Job Outlook *<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The projeted employment increase for highway mainteance workers is 4% each year, on average, in New Hampshire and 6% nationwide until 2028.<\/span><\/p>\n

* Career One Stop<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Highways, bridges and roads are critical to our infrastructure. Having a skilled workforce of people who build and maintain them is also critical. Unfortunately the workforce is aging and there are not enough interested people to fill the positions. We need to change this, and soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you like working outside and working with your hands, then this is an excellent career path to consider. Everyday is different and projects vary from snow removal and road maintenance to bridgework and heavy machine operating.<\/p>\n

Careers you can find within a municipal highway department or the State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation range from bridge engineers and bridge inspectors to highway maintainers and traffic signal technicians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Explore a Career with These Additional Resources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n