Occupation Atlasdrainage worker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fb18dfef-2b90-4219-8b39-a5fcddb8f238
drainage worker
Drainage workers assemble and maintain drainage and dewatering systems. They lay tubes or drainpipes to dry out the ground of a certain structure in order to put a hold to imminent groundwater. This work is usually performed under pavements and in basements.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.26
- I Investigative2.07
- S Social1.45
- E Enterprising1.19
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (47-4071.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assemble manufactured pipeline parts
- clear pipelines
- create open drainage systems
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect drainage channels
- inspect pipelines
- inspect sewers
- keep airport drainage systems functional
- manage sumps
- mechanical systems
- mechanics
- operate sumps
- perform drainage work
- prevent pipeline deterioration
- provide pipe bedding
- types of pipelines
- use safety equipment in construction
Optional (20)
- design drainage well systems
- dig soil mechanically
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- excavation techniques
- health and safety hazards underground
- inspect construction sites
- install PVC piping
- install drainage well systems
- operate GPS systems
- operate excavator
- operate pumps
- operate vacuum dewatering system
- perform water analysis
- repair pipelines
- set up temporary construction site infrastructure
- test pipeline infrastructure operations
- transport pipes
- types of bedding materials
- use measurement instruments
- work in a construction team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 19 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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6 shared · 22 more of its ownprovide pipe bedding, inspect drainage channels, perform drainage work, inspect construction supplies
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