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