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