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