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Pit-latrine and septic tank emptier

Other names

Official name: Septic tank servicer

pit latrine emptier, pit emptier, septic tank service worker, septic tank emptier, septic tank emptying machine worker, septic tank emptying machine operative, septic tank emptying machine operator, septic tank cleaner, septic tank service operator, septic tank repairer

Water and sanitation

They clean and repair septic tanks and sewer lines, using cleaning machines and following safety rules.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones.

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    Drive trucks to transport crews, materials, and equipment.

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    Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
agent d’entretien des fosses septiques/agente d’entretien des fosses septiques
español
operario de fosas sépticas/operaria de fosas sépticas
العربية
عامل خدمة خزان الصرف الصحي / عاملة خدمة خزان الصرف الصحي
português
Técnico de tratamento de fossas sépticas/Técnica de tratamento de fossas sépticas
Deutsch
Abwassergrubenwärter/Abwassergrubenwärterin
italiano
manutentore di fosse settiche/manutentrice di fosse settiche

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