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MasTec Utility Services

GAS Operator

Apex, NC · On-site

DOT Certified Flagger. * CDL Class A license. Physical Demands and Work Environment This job operates in a field environment. This role routinely requires extended periods of bending, squatting ...

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Transportation Worker I

Durham, NC

$32K - $56K/yr

Work may include flagging and assisting with maintenance/repair project completion through the use ... DOT-WorkdayJobRecruitment@ncdot.gov

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How much do dot flagger jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 15, 2026, the average hourly pay for dot flagger in Raleigh, NC is $16.81, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.04 and $18.70 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are DOT flaggers?

DOT flaggers are trained personnel responsible for directing traffic safely through construction zones, road maintenance areas, or accident sites. Their primary role is to protect workers and the public by controlling the flow of vehicles and pedestrians, often using signs, flags, or hand signals. They must remain alert at all times and follow safety guidelines set by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prevent accidents or injuries. DOT flaggers typically receive specialized training and certification to ensure they understand proper traffic control procedures.

What is the difference between Dot Flagger vs Road Construction Worker?

AspectDot FlaggerRoad Construction Worker
Required CredentialsHigh school diploma, safety training, flagger certificationHigh school diploma or equivalent, specialized equipment training
Work EnvironmentTraffic sites, outdoor, near moving vehiclesConstruction sites, outdoor, various terrains
Industry UsageTraffic control, safety managementConstruction, infrastructure development

While both roles work outdoors on construction sites, Dot Flagger primarily focuses on directing traffic and ensuring safety around active roadwork, requiring specific flagger certifications. Road Construction Workers handle broader construction tasks, including operating equipment and building infrastructure. Understanding these differences helps in choosing the right career path or job search focus.

What are some common challenges faced by DOT flaggers on construction sites, and how can they be managed?

DOT flaggers often encounter challenges such as inclement weather, maintaining focus during long shifts, and ensuring clear communication with drivers and construction teams. To manage these, flaggers should use proper safety gear, take scheduled breaks to stay alert, and follow established signaling protocols closely. Effective teamwork and continuous training help ensure safety and efficiency on the job.

What job makes $10,000 a month without a degree?

A dot flagger, or flagger, can earn around $10,000 a month by directing traffic at construction sites, especially with overtime and high-demand projects. Success in this role depends on experience, safety certifications, and working in high-traffic or hazardous environments, often requiring physical stamina and attention to safety protocols.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Dot Flagger, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Dot Flagger, you need a high school diploma or equivalent, understanding of traffic control procedures, and often a flagger certification from an accredited program. Familiarity with hand signaling devices, two-way radios, and personal protective equipment (PPE) is typically required. Alertness, clear communication, and strong attention to safety are crucial soft skills for this role. These abilities ensure the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians in and around work zones, protecting both workers and the public.

What jobs pay 2000 a day?

Jobs that can pay $2,000 a day often include high-level roles such as specialized contractors, consultants, or certain executive positions, typically requiring extensive experience, skills, or certifications. Examples include project managers, surgeons, or freelance professionals in lucrative industries like technology or finance. These roles often involve demanding schedules and significant responsibility.

What is the highest paid flagger?

The highest paid flaggers are typically those with extensive experience, specialized certifications, or who work in high-demand regions or on large-scale projects. In some cases, flaggers earning overtime or working in remote areas can reach higher wages, with top earners making over $25 per hour. Salary varies based on location, employer, and project complexity.

What jobs will be eliminated in the next 10 years?

For a Dot Flagger, automation and technological advancements in traffic management, such as automated flagging systems and smart traffic control devices, could reduce the need for manual flagging jobs over the next decade. However, roles requiring human judgment and safety oversight may still persist, though overall demand may decline as technology improves. Skills in operating and maintaining new traffic control tools will be increasingly valuable.
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Infographic showing various Dot Flagger job openings in Raleigh, NC as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $34,961 per year, or $16.8 per hour.

Maintenance Specialist, Senior (Crew Leader) Concrete

City of Durham, NC

Durham, NC • On-site

$52K - $82K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 3 days ago

Job description

Salary : $52,903.00 - $82,086.00 Annually
Location : 1100 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy., Durham, NC
Job Type: Full time with benefits
Job Number: 26-05976
Department: Environmental & Street Services
Opening Date: 06/12/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's Environmental & Street Services Department is a great place to work. Our consistent and steady work environment sets us apart from traditional construction-related worksites, and our exceptional benefits and retirement plans support your long-term success. We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City's growth and enhance our quality of life. We need innovative, highly qualified talent to do that. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham!
Hiring Range: $52,903.00 - $82,086.00
Regular Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Summer Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
This position is devoted to maintaining and repairing City property, vehicles, roads and traffic systems, equipment and facilities, through the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor and technical work. Incumbents provide specialized paraprofessional and skilled technical maintenance work that requires sufficient subject-matter knowledge and expertise in an assigned field to reconcile and verify the work of others; train others; serve as an escalation point for problem solving; coordinate processes; implement policies and procedures and provide technical assistance to higher level staff. Decision-making is limited to organizing tasks in more complex operational processes that include coordination of logistics and handling of unanticipated factors within standard policies and procedures to meet established goals. Incumbents perform highly technical maintenance work or lead work crews performing basic and complex labor, equipment operation, construction, maintenance, and/or repair tasks.
Responsible for ensuring daily activity logs and reports are correctly completed; assigning work; inspecting work; ensuring quality control; operating complex equipment; and performing the most complex of tasks related to the work assignment.
*** NOTE: The Environmental & Street Services division intends to hire Maintenance Specialist, Seniors, depending on the qualifications of the successful applicant(s). You must apply separately for the section specific posting to be considered for that position. ***
*** NOTE: Applicants will be required to complete a field assessment to evaluate their ability to proficiently operate a backhoe and excavator. Successful applicants will participate in a face-to-face interview and CMMS system assessment.
Duties/Responsibilities
  • Providing direct supervision to crews of Maintenance Assistants, Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Technician, Seniors and Maintenance Specialists performing diverse and complex construction and maintenance functions in asphalt, concrete, stormwater, stormwater maintenance and street cleaning sections of the Street Maintenance division of the Environmental & Street Services Department.
  • Must have the ability to safely and efficiently load/unload heavy equipment onto trailers and tow equipment to/from various jobsites and/or repair facilities.
  • Performing vehicle and equipment pre/post trip inspections; monitoring and replenishing fluids; performing basic corrective repairs
  • At a minimum must be proficient in the operation of: Backhoe and Excavator
  • Must be able to drive dump trucks on a regular basis.
  • Communicating work-related needs and issues to supervisors and senior management by providing updates regarding the status of open work orders and construction, maintenance and/or facility tasks
  • Knowledge of DOT traffic laws and requirements applicable to heavy equipment operation
  • Assisting with traffic control device installation and flagging operations for stationary and moving work zones and ensuring proper set up
  • Ensuring crew members are wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when performing work to ensure safety
  • Performing inspections and implementing quality control measures for work performed by assigned crew
  • Performing manual labor on projects by assisting in excavation work by hand digging ditches and trenches; backfilling; compacting and leveling earth to required grade; construction landscaping
  • Proficiently utilize a laptop, desktop and/or tablet computer, Microsoft Word and Outlook programs is required
  • Ensuring employees receive operator training on a regular basis and documenting training in CMMS
  • Monitoring and documenting performance of those managed through performance management system
  • Daily calculating, tracking and accurate data entry of time, labor and materials for work performed in CMMS

Minimum Qualifications & Experience
  • High school diploma or GED equivalency.
  • Four (4) or more years of equipment operation/driving experience or technical maintenance experience related to assignment.
  • One (1) year of technical training in area of assignment.
  • CDL B driver's license.

Additional Preferred Skills
  • Experience rebuilding manhole/basins, placing structures and cleaning of pipes and culverts.
  • Experience operating back hoe.
  • Proficiency in a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) such as City Works.
  • Knowledge and ability to utilize a laptop and tablet computer.
  • Ability to utilize communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public, and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
  • Work requires functioning as a lead worker performing essentially the same work as those directed, and includes overseeing work quality, training, instructing, and scheduling work.
  • Experience working outdoors in various weather conditions.
  • Position designated as a Group 1, meaning it is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.
  • Subject to stand-by/recall and after hours' work and work during inclement weather.
  • Required to operate service truck and/or dump truck outfitted with plow during winter weather operations.

Benefits - General Full-Time Employees
  • 12-13 paid holidays per year
  • 13 standard work days of vacation per year
  • 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
  • 2 weeks paid military leave per year
  • Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
  • State and City retirement plans
  • Short and long term disability plans
  • Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
  • City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
  • Paid funeral leave
  • Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
  • Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
  • 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
  • 4 hours parental leave each year
  • Workman's Compensation Insurance
  • 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
  • 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
  • State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
  • 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
  • State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
  • Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
  • Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
  • Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
  • City of Durham Website
  • Walk in
  • Job fair
  • Employee referral
  • Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
  • Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
  • Craig's List
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • GlassDoor
  • governmentjobs.com
  • Monster.com
  • Indeed.com
  • Employment Security Commission
  • Magazine/Newspaper
  • Other

02
If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
03
Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
  • Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
  • Associates Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • PhD or Juris Doctorate

04
How many years of related equipment operation/driving experience or maintenance experience do you have?
  • No related experience
  • Less than 2 years of related experience
  • 2 years but less than 4 years of related experience
  • 4 years but less than 6 years of related experience
  • 6 or more years of related experience

05
How many years of technical training do you have in this area or a related field?
  • No experience
  • Some but less than 1 year
  • 1 year but less than 3 years
  • 3 years but less than 5 years
  • 5 or more years

06
Please indicate which level of valid CDL (Commercial Drivers License) license you currently possess?
  • CDL A license
  • CDL B license
  • CDL permit
  • No CDL license

07
Please select all the types of equipment you are proficient in operating.
  • Backhoe
  • Excavator
  • Rubber Tire Loader
  • Jet Vac Truck
  • Track Loader
  • Skid Steer Loader
  • Street Sweeper
  • Motorgrader
  • Dump Trucks
  • No experience with any of this equipment

08
How would you rate your experience level with MS Office applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint?
  • No experience
  • Beginner level
  • Intermediate level
  • Advanced level
  • Expert level

09
Do you have experience and proficiency utilizing a computer maintenance management system (CMMS) such as City Works?
  • Yes
  • No

10
This position is classified as Group 1, meaning it is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event. Employees possessing a CDL will be required to operate a dump truck, outfitted, with a snow plow and spreader during snow/ice events which will also require you to work an extended and altered work schedule. Are you willing and able to work under these conditions?
  • Yes
  • No

11
Are you willing and able to work overtime, as needed with same day notice, to complete projects and assignments?
  • Yes
  • No

12
Are you willing and able to work an altered schedule based upon weather conditions and work demands with less than 24 hours notice for short and/or extended periods of time?
  • Yes
  • No

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