Water and Sewerage Plant Operatives
Wages
New workers start around £25,590. Normal pay is £37,228 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £57,544.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 11,984 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Digs trench and assists pipe layers to lay, renew or repair sewerage pipes.
Patrols sections of sewer, examines for any blockages or gas releases and clears blockages by flushing or by using boring rods.
Cleans out screen compartments, sedimentation tanks and filtration beds manually or using mechanical scraper.
Regulates flow of raw sewage into screening plant, releases screened sewage and regulates its flow into detritus pits, sedimentation tanks and filtration beds.
Stops water supply in an emergency and informs consumers likely to be affected.
Opens and closes valves to regulate quantity and pressure of water and reports defective valves or abnormal water pressure.
Attends water filtration and purification plant, monitors chemical treatment and regulates treatment of water supply within strict guidelines.
Hard Skills
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Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.