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