Will “Pile Driver Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
82% Chance of Automation
“Pile Driver Operator” 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 Operator”
- 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.
- Drive pilings to provide support for buildings or other structures, using heavy equipment with a pile driver head.
- Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.
- Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.
Related Technology & Tools
- Lifting sling
- Wire ropes
- Portable generators
- Pile extractors
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Allen wrenches
- Diesel hammers
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Pile driving analyzers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Hour meters
- Gravity drop hammers
- Extension ladders
- Safety goggles
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Emergency first aid equipment
- Digital torque wrenches
- Portable air compressors
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Filter wrenches
- Four-point harnesses
- Mobile radios
- Ratchet release shackles
- Pile driving equipment
- Protective ear muffs
- Fixed leads
- Digital ammeters
- Rope taglines
- Spreader beams
- Pile threaders
- Swinging leads
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Hoisting equipment
- Chain slings
- Ground release shackles
- Saximeters
- On-board computers
- Life jackets
- Hand-operated pumps
- Remote control pendants
- Data entry software
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- Microsoft Excel
- Email software
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Global positioning system GPS software