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