Will “Diesel Pile Hammer Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
82% Chance of Automation
“Diesel Pile Hammer 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
- Crane Operator
Tasks for “Diesel Pile Hammer Operator”
- Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.
- Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.
- 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.
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Related Technology & Tools
- Extension ladders
- Pile driving equipment
- Protective ear muffs
- Safety goggles
- Pile driving analyzers
- Remote control pendants
- On-board computers
- Wire ropes
- Lifting sling
- Emergency first aid equipment
- Digital ammeters
- Hour meters
- Swinging leads
- Diesel hammers
- Gravity drop hammers
- Portable generators
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Four-point harnesses
- Chain slings
- Hand-operated pumps
- Saximeters
- Pile threaders
- Filter wrenches
- Ratchet release shackles
- Hoisting equipment
- Allen wrenches
- Spreader beams
- Pile extractors
- Digital torque wrenches
- Ground release shackles
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Mobile radios
- Life jackets
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Rope taglines
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Fixed leads
- Portable air compressors
- Microsoft Excel
- Data entry software
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- Global positioning system GPS software
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- Email software