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