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