Also called: Septic Technician, Sewer Pipe Cleaner, Vacuum Truck Operator
Pumps out septic tanks, clears clogged sewer lines, and inspects systems with cameras.
You drive a vacuum truck to rural homes, dig up the tank lid, pump it out, and inspect for problems. Other days you snake a camera down a sewer pipe to find a tree root. Unglamorous, essential, and in steady demand.
Business owners can do very well.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; CDL and state licenses.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Sewer cameras help, but pumping tanks and fixing lines in backyards stay human.
Classes: Construction CTE, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4071.
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