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