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