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