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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
27,090 |
3.2 % |
$19.97 |
$41,530 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$12.45 |
$15.10 |
$18.74 |
$24.06 |
$29.48 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$25,900 |
$31,410 |
$38,970 |
$50,050 |
$61,320 |
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) |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
(8) |
(8) |
$23.22 |
$48,300 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
7,670 |
0.14 |
$22.00 |
$45,760 |
Building Equipment Contractors |
920 |
0.04 |
$21.62 |
$44,980 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$21.52 |
$44,760 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
200 |
0.03 |
$21.03 |
$43,740 |
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 |
2,460 |
0.14 |
0.77 |
$21.23 |
$44,160 |
New York |
1,560 |
0.17 |
0.89 |
$20.24 |
$42,090 |
Pennsylvania |
1,460 |
0.25 |
1.33 |
$21.88 |
$45,520 |
Florida |
1,390 |
0.16 |
0.86 |
$18.22 |
$37,890 |
Texas |
1,350 |
0.11 |
0.60 |
$15.85 |
$32,960 |
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 |
250 |
0.55 |
2.91 |
$17.36 |
$36,110 |
Wyoming |
110 |
0.40 |
2.13 |
$21.25 |
$44,190 |
Oklahoma |
550 |
0.35 |
1.85 |
$15.24 |
$31,710 |
Colorado |
920 |
0.35 |
1.88 |
$22.75 |
$47,320 |
Idaho |
240 |
0.34 |
1.80 |
$15.34 |
$31,900 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,580 |
0.17 |
0.89 |
$23.95 |
$49,810 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
790 |
0.28 |
1.48 |
$22.95 |
$47,730 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
610 |
0.13 |
0.70 |
$24.72 |
$51,420 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
590 |
0.10 |
0.52 |
$21.62 |
$44,960 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
480 |
0.17 |
0.93 |
$23.71 |
$49,320 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
420 |
0.16 |
0.87 |
$18.51 |
$38,510 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
380 |
0.16 |
0.84 |
$25.84 |
$53,740 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
370 |
0.19 |
0.99 |
$22.68 |
$47,170 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
360 |
0.24 |
1.30 |
$26.30 |
$54,700 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
360 |
0.18 |
0.97 |
$21.72 |
$45,170 |
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) |
Greeley, CO |
210 |
2.02 |
10.78 |
$19.89 |
$41,360 |
Monroe, MI |
50 |
1.34 |
7.18 |
$13.95 |
$29,020 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
40 |
0.88 |
4.72 |
$26.20 |
$54,500 |
Farmington, NM |
40 |
0.79 |
4.22 |
$16.15 |
$33,600 |
Pueblo, CO |
50 |
0.78 |
4.19 |
$18.00 |
$37,440 |
Fayetteville, NC |
100 |
0.75 |
3.99 |
$12.20 |
$25,380 |
Lima, OH |
40 |
0.72 |
3.84 |
$22.35 |
$46,480 |
Bakersfield, CA |
220 |
0.72 |
3.84 |
$17.84 |
$37,100 |
Asheville, NC |
130 |
0.65 |
3.49 |
$18.53 |
$38,550 |
Missoula, MT |
40 |
0.63 |
3.37 |
$16.67 |
$34,670 |
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