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