Jobs / Physical work / 47-4071.00
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.
- US jobs
- 30,650
- Median wage
- $49,880 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners?
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- Task levelUnexploredNo benchmark in our collection covers this work yet.
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Unexplored territory
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Typical tasks
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- Communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones.
- Drive trucks to transport crews, materials, and equipment.
- Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.
- Operate sewer cleaning equipment, including power rodders, high-velocity water jets, sewer flushers, bucket machines, wayne balls, and vac-alls.
- Prepare and keep records of actions taken, including maintenance and repair work.
- Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or related structures such as manholes, culverts, and catch basins.
- Measure excavation sites, using plumbers' snakes, tapelines, or lengths of cutting heads within sewers, and mark areas for digging.
- Service, adjust, and make minor repairs to equipment, machines, and attachments.
- Locate problems, using specially designed equipment, and mark where digging must occur to reach damaged tanks or pipes.
- Dig out sewer lines manually, using shovels.
- Clean and disinfect domestic basements and other areas flooded by sewer stoppages.
- Withdraw cables from pipes and examine them for evidence of mud, roots, grease, and other deposits indicating broken or clogged sewer lines.
Other job titles for this occupation (27)
Drain Cleaner · Drain Technician · Public Works Technician · Septic Cleaner · Septic Pump Truck Driver · Septic Tank Service Technician · Service Technician · Sewer Bricklayer · Aseptic Tech (Aseptic Technician) · Drain and Sewer Technician · Electric Sewer Cleaning Machine Operator · High Reach Operator · Pipe Cleaning Machine Operator · Priming Machine Operator · Public Works Operator · Reach Operator · Roto Rooter Operator · Septic Tank Cleaner · Septic Technician · Sewage Screen Operator · Sewer and Drain Technician · Sewer Cleaner · Sewer Line Repairer · Sewer Pipe Cleaner · Sewer Technician · Stormwater Technician · Transport Tank Technician