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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
47-4071 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 26,320 |
3.6 % |
$18.69 |
$38,870 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.13 |
$13.87 |
$17.51 |
$22.58 |
$28.51 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,150 |
$28,860 |
$36,430 |
$46,960 |
$59,290 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
(8) |
(8) |
$24.87 |
$51,740 |
| Waste Collection |
(8) |
(8) |
$22.86 |
$47,540 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
7,340 |
0.14 |
$21.17 |
$44,030 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
190 |
0.03 |
$20.46 |
$42,560 |
| Utility System Construction |
830 |
0.17 |
$20.17 |
$41,960 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
2,010 |
0.13 |
0.67 |
$23.07 |
$47,990 |
| Texas |
1,970 |
0.17 |
0.89 |
$15.97 |
$33,230 |
| Florida |
1,470 |
0.18 |
0.95 |
$15.72 |
$32,700 |
| New York |
1,410 |
0.15 |
0.82 |
$18.37 |
$38,200 |
| Ohio |
1,360 |
0.26 |
1.36 |
$19.10 |
$39,740 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Montana |
260 |
0.57 |
3.06 |
$17.06 |
$35,490 |
| Wyoming |
100 |
0.38 |
2.01 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
| Maine |
200 |
0.34 |
1.79 |
$16.90 |
$35,160 |
| South Carolina |
640 |
0.32 |
1.71 |
$15.28 |
$31,790 |
| Oklahoma |
510 |
0.32 |
1.73 |
$15.76 |
$32,790 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
950 |
0.24 |
1.28 |
$25.28 |
$52,580 |
| Illinois |
790 |
0.13 |
0.72 |
$23.56 |
$49,000 |
| Alaska |
40 |
0.12 |
0.63 |
$23.15 |
$48,150 |
| California |
2,010 |
0.13 |
0.67 |
$23.07 |
$47,990 |
| Nevada |
110 |
0.08 |
0.45 |
$22.94 |
$47,710 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
840 |
0.13 |
0.68 |
$21.24 |
$44,190 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
580 |
0.31 |
1.63 |
$21.97 |
$45,700 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
430 |
0.12 |
0.63 |
$24.73 |
$51,440 |
| Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division |
420 |
0.42 |
2.21 |
$21.18 |
$44,050 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
390 |
0.34 |
1.80 |
$27.53 |
$57,260 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
330 |
0.13 |
0.68 |
$18.43 |
$38,330 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
300 |
0.10 |
0.55 |
$14.35 |
$29,850 |
| Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division |
300 |
0.28 |
1.48 |
$24.52 |
$50,990 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
280 |
0.11 |
0.59 |
$19.88 |
$41,340 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
270 |
0.26 |
1.39 |
$22.78 |
$47,380 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Odessa, TX |
60 |
0.86 |
4.57 |
$18.83 |
$39,170 |
| Pueblo, CO |
40 |
0.73 |
3.89 |
$17.71 |
$36,830 |
| Danbury, CT |
60 |
0.71 |
3.81 |
$24.12 |
$50,170 |
| Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division |
40 |
0.68 |
3.62 |
$22.62 |
$47,050 |
| Panama City, FL |
60 |
0.68 |
3.65 |
$13.77 |
$28,630 |
| Worcester, MA-CT |
180 |
0.65 |
3.46 |
$20.98 |
$43,640 |
| Billings, MT |
60 |
0.65 |
3.46 |
$17.42 |
$36,220 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
160 |
0.62 |
3.32 |
$12.44 |
$25,880 |
| Greeley, CO |
60 |
0.61 |
3.24 |
$20.54 |
$42,720 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division |
150 |
0.56 |
3.01 |
$20.47 |
$42,570 |
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United States Department of Labor
