Will “Hydraulic Pile Hammer Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
82% Chance of Automation
“Hydraulic 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
- Hoisting Pile Driving Engineer
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Diesel Pile Hammer Operator
- Crane Operator
Tasks for “Hydraulic Pile Hammer Operator”
- 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.
- 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.
- Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ground release shackles
- Filter wrenches
- Hour meters
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Fixed leads
- Pile driving equipment
- Portable air compressors
- Pile threaders
- Digital ammeters
- Chain slings
- Digital torque wrenches
- On-board computers
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Mobile radios
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Portable generators
- Allen wrenches
- Wire ropes
- Ratchet release shackles
- Gravity drop hammers
- Swinging leads
- Spreader beams
- Rope taglines
- Pile driving analyzers
- Protective ear muffs
- Pile extractors
- Emergency first aid equipment
- Hand-operated pumps
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Life jackets
- Hoisting equipment
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Four-point harnesses
- Safety goggles
- Diesel hammers
- Extension ladders
- Lifting sling
- Saximeters
- Remote control pendants
- Email software
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel
- Global positioning system GPS software