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