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