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