Occupation Atlaswater network operative
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/094b9f9b-7e89-4f34-adbb-fbaf7246f7a4
water network operative
Water network operatives maintain pipes and pumping stations used for water supply, waste water removal and sewerage. They perform planned maintenance and repair tasks and clear blockages in pipes and drains.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 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.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
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 (15)
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.
- apply health and safety standards
- assemble manufactured pipeline parts
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- develop water supply schedule
- inspect pipelines
- lay pipe installation
- maintain water treatment equipment
- operate drilling equipment
- operate pumps
- operate sumps
- percolation
- prevent pipeline deterioration
- repair pipelines
- types of pipelines
- use personal protection equipment
Optional (23)
- advise on equipment maintenance
- carry out cleaning of road drains
- collect samples for analysis
- consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows
- document analysis results
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- inspect drilling equipment
- interpret scientific data to assess water quality
- maintain drilling equipment
- maintain pipeline coating properties
- maintain septic tanks
- maintain water distribution equipment
- maintain water storage equipment
- measure water quality parameters
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- monitor water quality
- operate hydraulic machinery controls
- perform demarcation
- perform water treatments
- pipeline coating properties
- regulate the flow of substances in pipelines
- test samples for pollutants
- use water disinfection equipment
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
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 15 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
sewerage network operative
9 shared · 7 more of its ownoperate sumps, operate pumps, repair pipelines, prevent pipeline deterioration
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pipe welder
7 shared · 21 more of its ownassemble manufactured pipeline parts, lay pipe installation, prevent pipeline deterioration, detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
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drainage worker
6 shared · 13 more of its ownoperate sumps, assemble manufactured pipeline parts, prevent pipeline deterioration, detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
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sewerage maintenance technician
6 shared · 14 more of its ownassemble manufactured pipeline parts, repair pipelines, prevent pipeline deterioration, detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
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drain technician
5 shared · 7 more of its ownassemble manufactured pipeline parts, lay pipe installation, detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure, types of pipelines
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sewerage cleaner
4 shared · 8 more of its ownoperate sumps, operate pumps, use personal protection equipment, apply health and safety standards
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pipeline maintenance worker
4 shared · 13 more of its ownprevent pipeline deterioration, inspect pipelines, use personal protection equipment, apply health and safety standards
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septic tank servicer
3 shared · 8 more of its ownoperate sumps, operate pumps, apply health and safety standards
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