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