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82% Chance of Automation
“Pile Driver” 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
- Hydraulic Pile Hammer Operator
- Hoisting Pile Driving Engineer
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Diesel Pile Hammer Operator
- Crane Operator
Tasks for “Pile Driver”
- 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.
- 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.
- Move levers and turn valves to activate power hammers, or to raise and lower drophammers that drive piles to required depths.
Related Technology & Tools
- Allen wrenches
- Protective ear muffs
- Pile extractors
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Portable air compressors
- Ratchet release shackles
- Fixed leads
- Hour meters
- Extension ladders
- Hand-operated pumps
- Chain slings
- Gravity drop hammers
- Saximeters
- On-board computers
- Lifting sling
- Diesel hammers
- Four-point harnesses
- Pile threaders
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Spreader beams
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Swinging leads
- Digital torque wrenches
- Portable generators
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Filter wrenches
- Rope taglines
- Emergency first aid equipment
- Hoisting equipment
- Remote control pendants
- Ground release shackles
- Safety goggles
- Mobile radios
- Pile driving equipment
- Wire ropes
- Digital ammeters
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Life jackets
- Pile driving analyzers
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- Microsoft Excel
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Data entry software
- Email software