Occupation Atlasdrain technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/461959ed-6a80-4c33-a75e-26aaeb52a5a7
drain technician
Drain technicians install and maintain drainage equipment used in sewer systems, such as pipes and valves. They analyse the design and ensure the proper installation of the drainage system, and perform maintenance and repair duties.
Job Zone
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- 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 (12)
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.
- adjust cylinder valves
- apply health and safety standards
- assemble manufactured pipeline parts
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- install drainage well systems
- install plumbing systems
- lay pipe installation
- liaise with engineers
- read standard blueprints
- test pipeline infrastructure operations
- types of pipelines
Optional (18)
- advise on equipment maintenance
- carry out cleaning of road drains
- engineering principles
- examine engineering principles
- inspect pipelines
- maintain industrial equipment
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain water distribution equipment
- maintain water storage equipment
- maintain water treatment equipment
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- operate soldering equipment
- operate welding equipment
- perform follow-up on pipeline route services
- regulate the flow of substances in pipelines
- repair pipelines
- supervise sewerage systems construction
- use personal protection 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.
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