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