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