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