Occupation Atlassewerage maintenance technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/40260ee8-c94a-4dc8-a562-f9fbc2fe13b1
sewerage maintenance technician
Sewerage maintenance technicians inspect sewers and pipeline systems. They do this by using moving video cameras, whose recordings tell them whether they need to perform any maintenance and repair on these types of systems.
Job Zone
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- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.26
- I Investigative2.07
- S Social1.45
- E Enterprising1.19
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (47-4071.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assemble manufactured pipeline parts
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- examine civil structures
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect pipelines
- inspect sewers
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain septic tanks
- maintain test equipment
- prevent damage to utility infrastructure
- prevent pipeline deterioration
- recognise signs of corrosion
- record test data
- repair pipelines
- secure working area
- supervise sewerage systems construction
- test sensors
- types of pipelines
- use pipeline video equipment
- use testing equipment
Optional (21)
- assemble video tape footage
- carry out cleaning of road drains
- clear pipelines
- develop material testing procedures
- dispose of sewage sludge
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- follow up pipeline integrity management priorities
- keep records of work progress
- maintain pipeline coating properties
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- monitor storage vessels used to transport goods via pipeline
- non-destructive testing
- operate GPS systems
- perform follow-up on pipeline route services
- pipeline coating properties
- report test findings
- set management priorities in pipeline networks
- test pipeline infrastructure operations
- use non-destructive testing equipment
- use personal protection equipment
- work in a construction team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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