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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”
- Drive pilings to provide support for buildings or other structures, using heavy equipment with a pile driver head.
- Move levers and turn valves to activate power hammers, or to raise and lower drophammers that drive piles to required depths.
- Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.
Related Technology & Tools
- Allen wrenches
- Four-point harnesses
- Mobile radios
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Emergency first aid equipment
- On-board computers
- Rope taglines
- Pile driving analyzers
- Diesel hammers
- Pile extractors
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Digital ammeters
- Wire ropes
- Safety goggles
- Swinging leads
- Extension ladders
- Portable air compressors
- Pile driving equipment
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Hand-operated pumps
- Ratchet release shackles
- Gravity drop hammers
- Protective ear muffs
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Hour meters
- Lifting sling
- Remote control pendants
- Portable generators
- Digital torque wrenches
- Spreader beams
- Chain slings
- Filter wrenches
- Saximeters
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Ground release shackles
- Pile threaders
- Life jackets
- Hoisting equipment
- Fixed leads
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- Email software
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Data entry software
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- Microsoft Excel