Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
SOC Code: 47-4071
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleanerss communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 92.9/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking.
AI-Proof Score: 92.9 — Very High
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Median Salary
$49,140
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Job Growth
7.6%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operation and Control
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Repairing
- •Time Management
- •Active Listening
- •Equipment Maintenance
Common Tasks
- ✓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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation