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Map of Mississippi showing 3 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
Mississippi: 3 metros with trade pay data

Septic & Sewer Technician pay in Mississippi

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$38,870statewide median a year
$18.69median an hour
#47of 49 states
230septic & sewer technicians employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Septic & sewer technicians in Mississippi earn a statewide median of $38,870 a year, 24% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #47 of 49 states. About 230 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$26,530Entry · 10th$31,13025th$38,870Median$49,55075th$60,670Top · 90th

States ranked near Mississippi

New Mexico$40,230
South Dakota$40,040
Tennessee$39,480
Mississippi$38,870
Arkansas$38,330
West Virginia$36,200

See all states on the septic & sewer technician overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes septic & sewer technician pay for 1 Mississippi metro: Jackson.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
JacksonMISSISSIPPI · MS$39,420$44,26860

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for Mississippi's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Lower East Mississippi$46,270
Upper East Mississippi$36,920

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a copper supply line running to a fixture, illustrating septic & sewer technician work in Mississippi
Septic & Sewer Technician pay in Mississippi: $38,870 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7.8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,800 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, septic & sewer technicians have 162 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.9× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is overexertion and repetitive strain.

What the work is like Government data

How often septic & sewer technicians deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningOccasionally
Very hot or cold conditionsVery often
Working at heightsOccasionally
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOccasionally
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes
Loud noiseVery often
Hazardous conditionsSometimes
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingSometimes
SittingOccasionally

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in Mississippi Official source

The main state licensing office in Mississippi is the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. It can point you to the right license for septic & sewer technicians.

Official Mississippi licensing site ↗

Requirements for septic & sewer technicians vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 4.2% of wage and salary workers in Mississippi were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#44 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.3% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only septic & sewer technicians.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in Mississippi

JacksonMISSISSIPPI · MS-1.5%population since 2020 · 3.5% unemployment

All trades in Mississippi.

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