Also called: Grease Interceptor Technician, FOG Service Technician
Pumps out and cleans the grease traps under restaurant kitchens so fats and oils do not clog city sewers.
Before dawn you pull a vacuum truck behind a fast-food restaurant and lift the steel lid on the grease trap. You pump out the stinky layer, scrape the walls, check the baffles, and log the cleaning for the city inspector.
Estimated; route work with early hours.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.5 years after high school. High school plus on-the-job training; a CDL is often needed.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: None required.
Growing about average. Cities require regular grease trap cleaning to protect sewers.
Low risk for 10 years. Route software plans stops, but pumping and cleaning grease traps stays hands-on.
Classes: Auto or small engines, Chemistry, Business math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4071.
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