Also called: Wellpoint Technician, Groundwater Control Technician
Installs wells, pipes and pumps that pull groundwater away so crews can dig deep foundations, tunnels and sewers in the dry.
You jet a line of skinny wellpoints into wet sand around a future sewer trench and hook them to a roaring pump. All week you check water levels in monitoring wells and fix clogs before the trench floods.
Estimated; overtime and on-call pump watch are common.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school plus on-the-job training; some join laborer or operator apprenticeships.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Construction Technology, Hydrology (helpful).
Growing about average. Steady demand in coastal and river cities with high groundwater.
Low risk for 10 years. Remote sensors now watch pumps, but drilling wells and fixing pumps in muddy pits stays human.
Classes: Earth science, Auto or small engines, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4099.
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