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