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The Voyager

The Voyager

You are The Voyager! You enjoy working with your hands, spending time outside, and going on adventures. You are realistic, detail-oriented, and structured.
You are The Voyager! You enjoy working with your hands, spending time outside, and going on adventures. You are realistic, detail-oriented, and structured.

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While a CDL license is required to become an authorized driver and specific certifications for operating equipment or machinery, you’re able to learn these skills on the job! Most additional classes or certification processes are supported by employers in heavy highway construction.
Start your career as a driver or an equipment operator and work your way up to becoming a Superintendent or Transportation Director. The opportunities are endless and the heavy highway construction community is dedicated to helping you excel in your career.
There is no college education necessary for this role. All you need is the appropriate license or certification, which employers in heavy highway construction can help you obtain.

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      Why Work in Heavy Highway Construction?

      Competitive Pay
      & Benefits

      The heavy highway construction industry offers highly competitive pay and benefits to support yourself and your family. Unlike most industries, women make as much as men!

      Diverse Growth Opportunities

      Flexibility is at the heart of this industry. When you join the heavy highway construction industry, you are able to craft your own career path and work your way up to your own desired goal.

      Recession-Proof Job Stability

      There’s always going to be a need for a road. The heavy highway construction industry provides job stability & security for all levels of work. In Texas, there’s an estimated $3.18 billion in work that needs to be done in five years.

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      We Build Texas Roads is a partnership between the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC),  and Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA).

      Together these organizations are raising awareness of the incredibly flexible, lucrative, and empowering career paths that exist in asphalt and heavy-highway construction industries, and encouraging the next generation to apply by promoting job opportunities across their association members.

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