Skills
45 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
3 skills
Essential skills / competences
19 skills
Optional knowledge
3 skills
Optional skills / competences
20 skills
Overview
Sewer construction worker work is about digging trenches, laying sewer pipes and building wastewater infrastructure that moves water from buildings to treatment or discharge points.
In job descriptions, look for sewer pipe laying, trench work, pipe bedding, watertight joints, correct slope, manholes, pipeline testing, utility protection, site safety and repair work.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Sewer construction workers operate on construction sites where trench depth, pipe slope, bedding and watertight joints affect how wastewater moves. The work combines excavation, pipe placement, manholes, testing and repairs.
Skills and specializations
Important skills include digging sewer trenches, laying pipe, assembling pipeline parts, using measurement instruments, protecting existing utility infrastructure, testing pipeline operations, securing the work area and following construction safety procedures.
Salary context
Salary context depends on site conditions, excavation depth, pipe materials, machine operation, repair responsibility, emergency work, measurement tasks and whether the worker also guides heavy construction equipment. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward pipe fitting, utilities construction, excavator operation, pipeline repair, site coordination, civil construction supervision or specialist work with wastewater infrastructure.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names pipe materials, trench work, bedding, slope control, manholes, testing methods, equipment use and safety responsibilities. The wording should make clear whether the job is mainly manual pipe laying, machine operation or repair.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Alternative labels
waste water pipelayer
waste water infrastructure construction worker
sewer infrastructure construction worker
sewage pipe layer
sewage infrastructure construction worker
sewage system worker
waste water pipe layer
waste water system worker
sewer system construction worker
sewage system construction worker
sewage pipelayer
waste water system construction worker
Occupation group
Plumbers and pipe fitters (7126)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/73d77554-2016-46fa-ac3d-44a02e8d1a89 |
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| ESCO code | 7126.11 |
| ISCO group | 7126 |
| Concept type | Occupation |