§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

wastewater treatment technician

Wastewater treatment technicians aid wastewater treatment operators in the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment equipment, and the purification procedure of wastewater, in sewage plants.

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Description

Wastewater treatment technicians aid wastewater treatment operators in the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment equipment, and the purification procedure of wastewater, in sewage plants. They perform repair duties.

Theoretical Knowledge

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

laboratory techniques percolation

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

monitor water quality replace machines apply health and safety standards ensure equipment maintenance report test findings maintain specified water characteristics use testing equipment keep records of work progress maintain water treatment equipment maintain records of maintenance interventions interpret scientific data to assess water quality resolve equipment malfunctions maintain desalination control system

OPTIONALOptional competences

operate water purifying equipment maintain water storage equipment dispose of sewage sludge use water disinfection equipment operate sewage treatment plans on ships operate pumping equipment perform water treatments perform sample testing operate hydraulic machinery controls repair plumbing systems test samples for pollutants prepare samples for testing ensure compliance with environmental legislation ensure proper water storage use personal protection equipment

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)