Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

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.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	450	$43,430	$20.88
Arizona	280	$42,590	$20.48
Arkansas	50	$31,860	$15.32
California	2,710	$52,660	$25.32
Colorado	660	$48,010	$23.08
Connecticut	250	$52,170	$25.08
Delaware	80	$43,650	$20.99
Florida	1,360	$39,190	$18.84
Georgia	720	$35,490	$17.06
Hawaii	70	$58,460	$28.10
Idaho	150	$38,880	$18.69
Illinois	840	$44,940	$21.61
Indiana	530	$42,120	$20.25
Iowa	470	$48,330	$23.24
Kansas	140	$43,270	$20.81
Kentucky	300	$39,900	$19.18
Louisiana	210	$33,980	$16.34
Maine	140	$39,060	$18.78
Maryland	280	$46,740	$22.47
Massachusetts	780	$55,110	$26.49
Michigan	1,470	$42,760	$20.56
Minnesota	710	$50,090	$24.08
Mississippi	170	$35,960	$17.29
Missouri	300	$51,510	$24.76
Montana	100	$34,840	$16.75
Nebraska	130	$48,610	$23.37
Nevada	130	$45,130	$21.70
New Hampshire	190	$49,600	$23.85
New Jersey	650	$56,530	$27.18
New Mexico	150	$38,260	$18.39
New York	1,440	$46,510	$22.36
North Carolina	810	$37,150	$17.86
Ohio	1,350	$46,430	$22.32
Oklahoma	770	$37,870	$18.21
Oregon	670	$54,920	$26.40
Pennsylvania	1,300	$47,890	$23.02
Rhode Island		$46,920	$22.56
South Carolina	470	$39,980	$19.22
South Dakota	100	$41,370	$19.89
Tennessee	770	$44,150	$21.23
Texas	2,390	$36,530	$17.56
Utah	260	$46,780	$22.49
Vermont	60	$37,480	$18.02
Virginia	800	$43,460	$20.90
Washington	1,100	$53,350	$25.65
West Virginia		$28,970	$13.93
Wisconsin	1,420	$48,710	$23.42
Wyoming	110	$38,310	$18.42

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to practice as licensed plumbers by applying technical knowledge and skills to lay out, assemble, install, and maintain piping fixtures and systems for steam, natural gas, oil, hot water, heating, cooling, drainage, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems in home and business environments. Includes instruction in source determination, water distribution, waster removal, pressure adjustment, basic physics, technical mathematics, blueprint reading, pipe installation, pumps, welding and soldering, plumbing inspection, and applicable codes and standards.