CAPABILITY CARD · Skilled Trades

The Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 30,650 septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

30,650
working nationally
$49,880
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$1.7B
Federal market
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones.
Duty 02
Drive trucks to transport crews, materials, and equipment.
Duty 03
Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.
Duty 04
Operate sewer cleaning equipment, including power rodders, high-velocity water jets, sewer flushers, bucket machines, wayne balls, and vac-alls.
Duty 05
Prepare and keep records of actions taken, including maintenance and repair work.
Duty 06
Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or related structures such as manholes, culverts, and catch basins.
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 30,650 septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners earn a median of $49,880 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$49,880
Median pay / year
$24
Median / hour
30,650
Working nationally
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Intuit QuickBooks ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Word ★
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Transportation
  • Mechanical
  • English Language
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Mathematics
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $1.7B in Janitorial Services contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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