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