Occupational Employment Statistics
47-4071 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.
Minnesota
| 380 | 88 | $25.09/hr | $18.10/hr | $20.19/hr | $24.62/hr | $30.77/hr | $30.77/hr |
Construction | 130 | $30.77/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 240 | $22.25/hr |
Public Administration | 10 | $33.02/hr |
- Communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones.
- Drive trucks to transport crews, materials, and equipment.
- Prepare and keep records of actions taken, including maintenance and repair work.
- Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.
- Drive trucks to transport crews, materials, and equipment.
- Ensure that repaired sewer line joints are tightly sealed before backfilling begins.
- Operate sewer cleaning equipment, including power rodders, high-velocity water jets, sewer flushers, bucket machines, wayne balls, and vac-alls.
- Service, adjust, and make minor repairs to equipment, machines, and attachments.
- Start machines to feed revolving cables or rods into openings, stopping machines and changing knives to conform to pipe sizes.
- Prepare and keep records of actions taken, including maintenance and repair work.