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“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.
- 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.
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Related Technology & Tools
- Pile driving equipment
- On-board computers
- Pile driving analyzers
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Remote control pendants
- Diesel hammers
- Portable generators
- Emergency first aid equipment
- Chain slings
- Hour meters
- Gravity drop hammers
- Pile threaders
- Filter wrenches
- Fixed leads
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Hoisting equipment
- Digital torque wrenches
- Protective ear muffs
- Lifting sling
- Spreader beams
- Extension ladders
- Ground release shackles
- Mobile radios
- Pile extractors
- Saximeters
- Digital ammeters
- Safety goggles
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Hand-operated pumps
- Four-point harnesses
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Life jackets
- Ratchet release shackles
- Portable air compressors
- Allen wrenches
- Wire ropes
- Swinging leads
- Rope taglines
- Microsoft Excel
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Email software
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Data entry software