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