AI Career Radar

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.

AI exposure30 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation14
Freedom to set tasks69
Repeating the same tasks49
$49,880Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+7.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
53Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
53
Active Listening
63
50
Monitoring
63
47
Speaking
63
44
Judgment and Decision Making
63
44
Coordination
62
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
47
Active Learning
62
44
Time Management
61
50
Reading Comprehension
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Writing
60
38
Learning Strategies
58
41
Instructing
58
38
Systems Analysis
57
28
Service Orientation
56
44
Systems Evaluation
56
31
Persuasion
54
35
Mathematics
53
35
Negotiation
52
35
Science
52
6
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
13
Installation
48
25
Equipment Maintenance
47
50
Troubleshooting
47
50
Quality Control Analysis
47
50
Equipment Selection
47
41
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Operations Monitoring
46
66
Repairing
46
50
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
72

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning

#2Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Repairing, Systems Analysis

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
23%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$95,320
10-yr growth
+10.3%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Systems Analysis, Active Listening, Troubleshooting

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.