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Map of New Mexico showing 4 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
New Mexico: 4 metros with trade pay data

Septic & Sewer Technician pay in New Mexico

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$40,230statewide median a year
$19.34median an hour
#44of 49 states
160septic & sewer technicians employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Septic & sewer technicians in New Mexico earn a statewide median of $40,230 a year, 21% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #44 of 49 states. About 160 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$34,520Entry · 10th$36,75025th$40,230Median$46,41075th$47,960Top · 90th

States ranked near New Mexico

Kentucky$43,980
Texas$43,860
Oklahoma$40,960
New Mexico$40,230
South Dakota$40,040
Tennessee$39,480
Mississippi$38,870

See all states on the septic & sewer technician overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes septic & sewer technician pay for 1 New Mexico metro: Albuquerque.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
AlbuquerqueNEW MEXICO · NM$46,400$48,56350

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 New Mexico's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Eastern New Mexico$36,750

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 New Mexico
Septic & Sewer Technician pay in New Mexico: $40,230 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 New Mexico Official source

The main state licensing office in New Mexico is the New Mexico Construction Industries Division. It can point you to the right license for septic & sewer technicians.

Official New Mexico licensing site ↗

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

Union membership

In 2025, 6.1% of wage and salary workers in New Mexico were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#33 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.9% 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 New Mexico

AlbuquerqueNEW MEXICO · NM+0.8%population since 2020 · 4.0% unemployment

All trades in New Mexico.

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