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. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	15,720	10.48	$19.03	$39,590
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
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	830	0.12	$19.01	$39,540
Utility System Construction	690	0.13	$19.34	$40,230

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	15,720	10.48	$19.03	$39,590
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	7,670	0.14	$22.00	$45,760
Utility System Construction	690	0.13	$19.34	$40,230
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	830	0.12	$19.01	$39,540
Waste Collection	110	0.06	$19.25	$40,050

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. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	880	0.22	1.16	$26.95	$56,060
Alaska	(8)	(8)	(8)	$24.22	$50,370
Illinois	840	0.14	0.75	$24.08	$50,090
Massachusetts	880	0.25	1.32	$23.93	$49,770
Oregon	390	0.21	1.12	$23.01	$47,860

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