AI Assistant for Highway Maintenance Workers

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.

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Core Responsibilities

  • 1Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.(Core task)
  • 2Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.(Core task)
  • 3Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.(Core task)
  • 4Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.(Core task)
  • 5Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.(Core task)
  • 6Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches, and other drain structures.(Core task)
  • 7Drive heavy equipment and vehicles with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.(Core task)
  • 8Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.(Core task)
  • 9Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.(Core task)
  • 10Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides.(Core task)

Top Skills Required

Operation and Control
Operations Monitoring
Monitoring
Coordination
Active Listening
Speaking
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Social Perceptiveness
Troubleshooting

Knowledge Areas

Public Safety and SecurityEnglish LanguageTransportationBuilding and ConstructionEducation and TrainingAdministration and ManagementMechanicalCustomer and Personal Service

Technology & Tools Used

In-Demand Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Word

Other Tools

Database softwareSpreadsheet softwareWeb browser softwareWord processing software

Daily Work Activities

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Getting Information
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

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