# Tasks & work activities — road construction worker

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 47-4051.00 (Highway Maintenance Workers).

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.
- **[Core]** Drive 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]** Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
- **[Core]** Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.
- **[Core]** Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.
- **[Core]** Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
- **[Core]** Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
- **[Core]** Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
- **[Core]** Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.
- **[Core]** Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides.
- **[Core]** Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches, and other drain structures.
- **[Core]** Perform roadside landscaping work, such as clearing weeds and brush, and planting and trimming trees.
- **[Supplemental]** Paint traffic control lines and place pavement traffic messages, by hand or using machines.
- **[Supplemental]** Inspect markers to verify accurate installation.
- **[Supplemental]** Apply poisons along roadsides and in animal burrows to eliminate unwanted roadside vegetation and rodents.
- **[Supplemental]** Measure and mark locations for installation of markers, using tape, string, or chalk.
- **[Supplemental]** Apply oil to road surfaces, using sprayers.
- **[Supplemental]** Blend compounds to form adhesive mixtures used for marker installation.
- **[Supplemental]** Place and remove snow fences used to prevent the accumulation of drifting snow on highways.

## Detailed work activities

- Apply paint to surfaces.
- Clean equipment or facilities.
- Compact materials to create level bases.
- Direct vehicle traffic.
- Dismantle equipment or temporary structures.
- Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.
- Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
- Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.
- Install fencing or other barriers.
- Maintain mechanical equipment.
- Maintain plumbing structures or fixtures.
- Mark reference points on construction materials.
- Measure work site dimensions.
- Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.
- Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.
- Operate equipment or vehicles to clear construction sites or move materials.
- Operate road-surfacing equipment.
- Pour materials into or on designated areas.
- Remove debris or vegetation from work sites.
- Spread concrete or other aggregate mixtures.
- Spread sand, dirt or other loose materials onto surfaces.
- Treat greenery or surfaces with protective substances.