Welcome to the Emploi beta! The service is open to job seekers first, and features for companies open during autumn 2026.

Emploi
Log in
  1. Home
  2. Professions
  3. Septic tank servicer

Septic tank servicer jobs in Finland

Septic tank servicers clean and maintain septic systems. They repair damages and faults, and ensure the tanks are cleaned and maintained, operating cleaning and maintenance machinery, in compliance with safety procedures.

Look for septic tank servicer jobs in Finland anonymously!
Make an anonymous profile. Companies can find you by your skills, without seeing your name or photo.
Create a free profile

Septic tank servicer – how much is the pay in Finland?

What the trade paid in 2024

Hourly earnings in Finland 2024 — occupation group 7126 Plumbers and pipe fitters, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
Median20.73 €/h
Bottom tenth16 €/h
Top tenth26.85 €/h
Employees13,315

Pay by sex, 2024

Median hourly earnings by sex in Finland 2024 — occupation group 7126 Plumbers and pipe fitters, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
SexMedianEmployees
Women18.06 €/h239
Men20.76 €/h13,076

Septic tank servicer - Which skills are essential?

Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.

Keep written records of all repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, including information on the parts and materials used, etc.

Operate industrial pumps used to remove excess liquid.

Regulations and legislation concerning the safe transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials, products, and appliances.

Undertake all cleaning duties in a manner which minimises environmental damage, follow methods that lessen pollution and wastage of resources.

Maintain effluent sewer systems which use septic tanks to collect sewage, and separate solid waste from it, from residential buildings or organisations. Perform routine maintenance tasks and cleaning duties, identify and repair faults.

Clean and preserve the equipment and material used for cleaning purposes in a proper state.

Ensure that the equipment required for operations is regularly checked for faults, that routine maintenance tasks are performed, and that repairs are scheduled and performed in the case of damage or flaws.

Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

Adapt the cleaning working methods and procedures to the environmental conditions and adapt to weather conditions such as rain, strong wind or snow, when this affects the performance of the equipment or machinery that is being used.

Operate industrial sumps used to remove excess liquid such as water or chemicals.

Septic tank servicer - Which skills are useful but not essential?

Walk flow lines to identify damage or leaks; use electronic detection equipment and conduct visual inspections.

Clean industrial containers and prepare them according to specific requirements.

Make an agreement with the customer about product repair and perform appropriate actions to ensure repair.

Detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure during construction or over the passage of time such as construction defects, corrosion, ground movement, hot-tap made by error, and others.

Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.

Ensure proper handling, storage and disposal of cleaning chemicals in accordance with regulations.

Be familiar with European and National legislation regarding the risk of pollution.

Dispose waste in accordance with legislation, thereby respecting environmental and company responsibilities.

Advise customers on the appropriate products, methods and, if necessary, interventions to ensure proper maintenance and prevent premature damage of an object or an installation.

Drain substances which pose health and safety risks from equipment, appliances or installations in order to store the liquids according to safety guidelines and dispose or treat them as required.

Ensure the conservation of pipelines by undertaking adequate maintenance of the system and its coating properties. Prevent corrosion formation, leaks, and other problems.

The processes used to prevent pollution: precautions to pollution of the environment, procedures to counter pollution and associated equipment, and possible measures to protect the environment.

Measure concentrations of pollutants within samples. Calculate air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes. Identify potential safety or health risks such as radiation.

Perform the activities involved in the creation and fixing of boundaries around a restricted area.

Install systems for the collection of sewage, and its subsequent inclusion in the sewerage system, ensuring that the systems are installed correctly, in compliance with legislation, and is correctly connected to nearby sewerage systems.

Operate the equipment used for oxygen and nitrogen extraction equipment such as compressors, fractionating columns, heat exchangers and purifying towers.

Know various types of pipelines and their different usages. Differentiate between pipelines used to transport goods over short and long distances, and understand their respective feeding systems.

Operate a range of drilling equipment, pneumatic as well as electrical and mechanical. Tend drilling equipment, monitor and operate it, according to regulations. Safely and efficiently drill holes using the correct equipment, settings, and drill bits.

Examine the extent of the damage and consequences when an incident causes pollution, and report it to the relevant institution following pollution reporting procedures.

Look for septic tank servicer jobs in Finland anonymously!
Make an anonymous profile. Companies can find you by your skills, without seeing your name or photo.
Create a free profile

Sources

Wage data: Statistics Finland, wage structure statistics, table 15az, year 2024. Read 2.10.2026. Licence CC BY 4.0.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

How we calculated these figures