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Career: Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Job Description
Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
98
|
Communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones. |
95
|
Drive trucks to transport crews, materials, and equipment. |
95
|
Operate sewer cleaning equipment, including power rodders, high velocity water jets, sewer flushers, bucket machines, wayne balls, and vac-alls. |
94
|
Service, adjust, and make minor repairs to equipment, machines, and attachments. |
86
|
Locate problems, using specially designed equipment, and mark where digging must occur to reach damaged tanks or pipes. |
86
|
Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or related structures such as manholes, culverts, and catch basins. |
83
|
Break asphalt and other pavement so that pipes can be accessed, using airhammers, picks, and shovels. |
82
|
Withdraw cables from pipes and examine them for evidence of mud, roots, grease, and other deposits indicating broken or clogged sewer lines. |
82
|
Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages. |
82
|
Dig out sewer lines manually, using shovels. |
78
|
Prepare and keep records of actions taken, including maintenance and repair work. |
77
|
Install rotary knives on flexible cables mounted on machine reels, according to the diameters of pipes to be cleaned. |
74
|
Cut damaged sections of pipe with cutters, remove broken sections from ditches, and replace pipe sections, using pipe sleeves. |
73
|
Measure excavation sites, using plumbers' snakes, tapelines, or lengths of cutting heads within sewers, and mark areas for digging. |
73
|
Start machines to feed revolving cables or rods into openings, stopping machines and changing knives to conform to pipe sizes. |
71
|
Ensure that repaired sewer line joints are tightly sealed before backfilling begins. |
67
|
Clean and disinfect domestic basements and other areas flooded by sewer stoppages. |
55
|
Tap mainline sewers to install sewer saddles. |
54
|
Requisition or order tools and equipment. |
51
|
Cover repaired pipes with dirt, and pack backfilled excavations, using air and gasoline tampers. |
50
|
Rotate cleaning rods manually, using turning pins. |
25
|
Update sewer maps and manhole charts. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
73
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
64
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
62
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
59
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
57
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
57
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
55
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
55
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
52
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
48
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
47
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
47
|
Thinking Creatively
|
46
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
45
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
44
|
Processing Information
|
43
|
Getting Information
|
43
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
42
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
42
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
42
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
42
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
42
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
42
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
41
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
40
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
40
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
39
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
38
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
38
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
38
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
37
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
37
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
35
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
33
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
33
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
32
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
32
|
Interacting With Computers
|
31
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
28
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
25
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
22
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|