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