Occupation Atlasseptic tank servicer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/89a6d6e5-8362-4b99-b745-1c68bffbda77
septic tank servicer
Septic tank servicers clean and maintain septic systems. They repair damages and faults, and ensure the tanks are cleaned and maintained, operating cleaning and maintenance machinery, in compliance with safety procedures.
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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, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (11)
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
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure equipment maintenance
- maintain cleaning equipment
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain septic tanks
- operate pumps
- operate sumps
- perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
- perform outdoor cleaning activities
- waste transport legislation
Optional (18)
- advise on equipment maintenance
- agree on repair arrangements
- clean industrial containers
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- drain hazardous liquids
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- inspect pipelines
- install septic systems
- operate drilling equipment
- operate gas extraction equipment
- perform demarcation
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- prevent pipeline deterioration
- report pollution incidents
- test samples for pollutants
- types of pipelines
- 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.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 11 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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