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“Crane Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Operate pile drivers mounted on skids, barges, crawler treads, or locomotive cranes to drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures, such as buildings, bridges, and piers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2072.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 61,740.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 29.00
- Currently, there are 3,570 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pile-Driver Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Pile-Driver Operators
- Pile Driver Operator
- Pile Driver
- Vibratory Pile Driver
- Pile Driving Technician
- Pile Driving Superintendent
- Pile Driving Nozzleman
- Pile Driver Engineer
- Operating Engineer
- Nozzle Operator
- Hydraulic Press-In Operator
- Hydraulic Pile Hammer Operator
- Hoisting Pile Driving Engineer
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Diesel Pile Hammer Operator
Tasks for “Crane Operator”
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Move levers and turn valves to activate power hammers, or to raise and lower drophammers that drive piles to required depths.
- Drive pilings to provide support for buildings or other structures, using heavy equipment with a pile driver head.
- Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.
- Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital ammeters
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Allen wrenches
- Portable generators
- On-board computers
- Hour meters
- Safety goggles
- Fixed leads
- Digital torque wrenches
- Portable air compressors
- Lifting sling
- Pile driving analyzers
- Chain slings
- Filter wrenches
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Remote control pendants
- Pile extractors
- Saximeters
- Extension ladders
- Pile threaders
- Ground release shackles
- Life jackets
- Four-point harnesses
- Hoisting equipment
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Diesel hammers
- Rope taglines
- Spreader beams
- Gravity drop hammers
- Swinging leads
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Emergency first aid equipment
- Mobile radios
- Protective ear muffs
- Hand-operated pumps
- Ratchet release shackles
- Pile driving equipment
- Wire ropes
- Email software
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- Global positioning system GPS software
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Microsoft Excel
- Data entry software