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