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68/ 100
Blue Collar / High OT #91 of 1000 overall
Road Crew Worker
PerspectaScore 68/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.
Where Road Crew Worker ranks
How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.
The nine scores
Wealth Potential71/100
Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.
Freedom & Flexibility53/100
Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.
Job Stability70/100
Resilience to layoffs and recessions.
Career Mobility50/100
Room to climb and grow income over time.
Geographic Flexibility80/100
How easily this career relocates between states.
Degree / Training ROI94/100
Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.
Family Friendliness65/100
Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.
Burnout Risk60/100
Emotional and physical toll of the work.
Automation Risk30/100
Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.
Key facts
- Median salary
- $73,000
- Median take-home
- $59,515
- Top 10% salary
- $103,000
- Net worth @ 65
- $5.7M
- Lifetime earnings
- $8.6M
- Financial independence
- Age 46
- Education
- HS / on-the-job
- Typical debt
- $4,000
Best states
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Based on pay, demand and cost of living. Educational estimates · methodology.
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