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Crew Worker

City of Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg, MSJob$16/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$16/hr
Location
Hattiesburg, MS
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Mississippi Driver's License

Job overview

The Crew Worker performs semi-skilled manual labor for the Water Transmission Division, installing and maintaining water mains and services and responding to water leaks, breaks, and customer complaints. Duties include operating tools and equipment and may involve after-hours work and on-call availability. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and a valid Mississippi driver’s license; directly related experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Water Main InstallationWater Main MaintenanceLeak DetectionWater Meter InstallationWater Meter RemovalWater Meter LocationService Line LocationHand ToolsPower EquipmentTruck OperationLiftingReaching

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDMississippi Driver's LicenseDirectly Related Experience

Full job description

**Position: ** Crew Worker **Department: ** Water & Sewer **Division: ** Water Transmission **Rate of Pay: ** $16.00/hr. Nature of Work: This is manual labor of a semi-skilled nature to install and maintain water mains and services, check for water leaks, turning on water service for new accounts, turning off water service for delinquent accounts, installs and removes water meters, locating water meters and service lines and retrieving meter information for the Water Billing Office or related work as required. Work involves responsibility for answering emergency calls and customer complaints regarding leaks and breaks in water service. The physical demands of the position may require walking, standing, lifting or reaching. The working conditions required outside labor in all weather conditions. Assignments may frequently include the use of standard or specialized hand tools, power operated equipment or other devices. Assignments may include the occasional operation of trucks and other automotive equipment incidental to regular duties. Qualifications: High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent. This position requires a valid Mississippi Driver's License and it is required to be maintained while employed. This position may require work after hours and on-call availability as needed. All work is performed under the direct supervision of a Foreman. Prior directly related experience is preferred.

How this job compares

Set against the 619 open Maintenance Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$16/hr
  • US median$16/hr319 hourly ranges

This rate, $16/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($16/hr) — in the middle half of Maintenance Worker hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 15 open Maintenance Worker jobs in Mississippi and 619 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Maintenance Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (76 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 75 of the 619 open Maintenance Worker jobs (12%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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